Palettes / Colors / #AFE9BE
#AFE9BE — Light Green
#AFE9BE is a green color we call Light 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 #AFE9BE 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.
#AFE9BE 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 #E9AFDA; it also sits naturally between #BCE9AF and #AFE9DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFE9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 233, 190 |
| HSL | 136°, 57%, 80% |
| HSV | 136°, 25%, 91% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 18%, 9% |
| XYZ | 56.11, 71.11, 59.48 |
| Yxy | 71.11, 0.3005, 0.3809 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.54, -26.84, 15.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.33, -24.68, 13.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 91% · Blue 75%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFE9BE
.text { color: #AFE9BE; }
.background { background-color: #AFE9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFE9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 233, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 57%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFE9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 233, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFE9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 233, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFE9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFE9BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFE9BE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9AFDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFE9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFE9BE
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 #AFE9BE: ·
How #AFE9BE 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 #AFE9BE 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 #AFE9BE?
#AFE9BE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 233, 190). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFE9BE?
#AFE9BE is RGB 175, 233, 190 — HSL 136°, 57%, 80% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 18%, 9%.
What colors go with #AFE9BE?
Its complement is #E9AFDA; analogous partners are #BCE9AF and #AFE9DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFE9BE for text?
Black text on #AFE9BE has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.