Palettes / Colors / #AFDEC8

#AFDEC8 — Light Muted Green

#AFDEC8 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 #AFDEC8 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.

#AFDEC8 is a cool 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 #DEAFC5; it also sits naturally between #AFDEB1 and #AFDDDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 87% · Blue 78%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFDEC8

.text { color: #AFDEC8; }
.background { background-color: #AFDEC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDEC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 222, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDEC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 222, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDEC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 222, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFDEC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFDEC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEAFC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDEC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDEC8

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:

How #AFDEC8 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 #AFDEC8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFDEC7  ·  #AFDEC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDEC8?

#AFDEC8 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 222, 200). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDEC8?

#AFDEC8 is RGB 175, 222, 200 — HSL 152°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFDEC8?

Its complement is #DEAFC5; analogous partners are #AFDEB1 and #AFDDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDEC8 for text?

Black text on #AFDEC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.