Palettes / Colors / #AFE4CD

#AFE4CD — Light Muted Green

#AFE4CD 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 #AFE4CD 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.

#AFE4CD 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 #E4AFC6; it also sits naturally between #AFE4B2 and #AFE1E4. 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 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFE4CD

.text { color: #AFE4CD; }
.background { background-color: #AFE4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 228, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 228, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 228, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE4CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4AFC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE4CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE4CD

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 #AFE4CD 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 #AFE4CD 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

← #AFE4CC  ·  #AFE4CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFE4CD?

#AFE4CD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 175, 228, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE4CD?

#AFE4CD is RGB 175, 228, 205 — HSL 154°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #AFE4CD?

Its complement is #E4AFC6; analogous partners are #AFE4B2 and #AFE1E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE4CD for text?

Black text on #AFE4CD has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.