Palettes / Colors / #AFE8A1

#AFE8A1 — Light Green

#AFE8A1 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #AFE8A1 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.

#AFE8A1 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 #DAA1E8; it also sits naturally between #D3E8A1 and #A1E8B6. 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 63%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFE8A1

.text { color: #AFE8A1; }
.background { background-color: #AFE8A1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE8A1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 232, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 61%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE8A1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 232, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE8A1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 232, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFE8A1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE8A1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFE8A1

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Tones of #AFE8A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAA1E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFE8A1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE8A1

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 #AFE8A1 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 #AFE8A1 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 #AFE8A1?

#AFE8A1 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 232, 161). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE8A1?

#AFE8A1 is RGB 175, 232, 161 — HSL 108°, 61%, 77% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 31%, 9%.

What colors go with #AFE8A1?

Its complement is #DAA1E8; analogous partners are #D3E8A1 and #A1E8B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFE8A1 for text?

Black text on #AFE8A1 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.