Palettes / Colors / #AFDEC4
#AFDEC4 — Light Muted Green
#AFDEC4 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #AFDEC4 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.
#AFDEC4 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 #DEAFC9; it also sits naturally between #B2DEAF and #AFDEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFDEC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 222, 196 |
| HSL | 147°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 147°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 12%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.76, 65.34, 62.00 |
| Yxy | 65.34, 0.2969, 0.3608 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.66, -20.37, 7.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.83, -18.71, 6.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 87% · Blue 77%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFDEC4
.text { color: #AFDEC4; }
.background { background-color: #AFDEC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDEC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 222, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDEC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 222, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDEC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 222, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFDEC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDEC4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFDEC4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEAFC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFDEC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDEC4
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 #AFDEC4: ·
How #AFDEC4 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 #AFDEC4 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 #AFDEC4?
#AFDEC4 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 222, 196). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDEC4?
#AFDEC4 is RGB 175, 222, 196 — HSL 147°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 12%, 13%.
What colors go with #AFDEC4?
Its complement is #DEAFC9; analogous partners are #B2DEAF and #AFDEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFDEC4 for text?
Black text on #AFDEC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.