Palettes / Colors / #AFE487
#AFE487 — Light Green
#AFE487 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #AFE487 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.
#AFE487 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BB86E4; it also sits naturally between #DDE486 and #86E48D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFE487 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 228, 135 |
| HSL | 94°, 63%, 71% |
| HSV | 94°, 41%, 89% |
| CMYK | 23%, 0%, 41%, 11% |
| XYZ | 49.80, 66.35, 33.10 |
| Yxy | 66.35, 0.3336, 0.4446 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.17, -33.02, 39.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.46, -29.54, 29.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 89% · Blue 53%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFE487
.text { color: #AFE487; }
.background { background-color: #AFE487; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE487; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 228, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 63%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE487; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 228, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE487; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 228, 135, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFE487">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE487">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BB86E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFE487: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE487
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 #AFE487: ·
How #AFE487 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 #AFE487 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 #AFE487?
#AFE487 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 228, 135). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE487?
#AFE487 is RGB 175, 228, 135 — HSL 94°, 63%, 71% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 41%, 11%.
What colors go with #AFE487?
Its complement is #BB86E4; analogous partners are #DDE486 and #86E48D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFE487 for text?
Black text on #AFE487 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.