Palettes / Colors / #AFE4BC
#AFE4BC — Light Muted Green
#AFE4BC 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 #AFE4BC 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.
#AFE4BC 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 #E4AFD7; it also sits naturally between #BCE4AF and #AFE4D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFE4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 228, 188 |
| HSL | 135°, 50%, 79% |
| HSV | 135°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 23%, 0%, 18%, 11% |
| XYZ | 54.50, 68.23, 57.87 |
| Yxy | 68.23, 0.3018, 0.3778 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.12, -24.79, 14.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.60, -22.73, 12.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFE4BC
.text { color: #AFE4BC; }
.background { background-color: #AFE4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 228, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 228, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 228, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFE4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE4BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4AFD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFE4BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE4BC
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 #AFE4BC: ·
How #AFE4BC 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 #AFE4BC 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 #AFE4BC?
#AFE4BC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 228, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE4BC?
#AFE4BC is RGB 175, 228, 188 — HSL 135°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 18%, 11%.
What colors go with #AFE4BC?
Its complement is #E4AFD7; analogous partners are #BCE4AF and #AFE4D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFE4BC for text?
Black text on #AFE4BC has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.