Palettes / Colors / #AFE7A6

#AFE7A6 — Light Green

#AFE7A6 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#AFE7A6 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 #DFA6E7; it also sits naturally between #D0E7A6 and #A6E7BE. 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 91% · Blue 65%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #AFE7A6

.text { color: #AFE7A6; }
.background { background-color: #AFE7A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE7A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 231, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 58%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE7A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 231, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE7A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 231, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE7A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE7A6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFE7A6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFA6E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE7A6: #000000.

How #AFE7A6 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 #AFE7A6

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFE7A5  ·  #AFE7A7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFE7A6?

#AFE7A6 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 231, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE7A6?

#AFE7A6 is RGB 175, 231, 166 — HSL 112°, 58%, 78% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 28%, 9%.

What colors go with #AFE7A6?

Its complement is #DFA6E7; analogous partners are #D0E7A6 and #A6E7BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE7A6 for text?

Black text on #AFE7A6 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.