Palettes / Colors / #AFDEBA
#AFDEBA — Light Muted Green
#AFDEBA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AFDEBA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AFDEBA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DEAFD3; it also sits naturally between #BCDEAF and #AFDED2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFDEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 222, 186 |
| HSL | 134°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 134°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 52.66, 64.90, 56.21 |
| Yxy | 64.90, 0.3031, 0.3735 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.43, -22.23, 12.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.56, -20.31, 11.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFDEBA
.text { color: #AFDEBA; }
.background { background-color: #AFDEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 222, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 222, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 222, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFDEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDEBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFDEBA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEAFD3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFDEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDEBA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AFDEBA: ·
How #AFDEBA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFDEBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AFDEBA?
#AFDEBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 222, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDEBA?
#AFDEBA is RGB 175, 222, 186 — HSL 134°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #AFDEBA?
Its complement is #DEAFD3; analogous partners are #BCDEAF and #AFDED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFDEBA for text?
Black text on #AFDEBA has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.