Palettes / Colors / #AFDFBD

#AFDFBD — Light Muted Green

#AFDFBD 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 #AFDFBD 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.

#AFDFBD 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 #DFAFD1; it also sits naturally between #B8DFAF and #AFDFD5. 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 74%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFDFBD

.text { color: #AFDFBD; }
.background { background-color: #AFDFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFDFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 223, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFDFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 223, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFDFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 223, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFDFBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFAFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFDFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFDFBD

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 #AFDFBD 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 #AFDFBD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFDFBD?

#AFDFBD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 223, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFDFBD?

#AFDFBD is RGB 175, 223, 189 — HSL 138°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFDFBD?

Its complement is #DFAFD1; analogous partners are #B8DFAF and #AFDFD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFDFBD for text?

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