Palettes / Colors / #AFEEBD
#AFEEBD — Light Green
#AFEEBD 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 #AFEEBD 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.
#AFEEBD 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 #EEAFE0; it also sits naturally between #C1EEAF and #AFEEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFEEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 238, 189 |
| HSL | 133°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 133°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.44, 73.94, 59.39 |
| Yxy | 73.94, 0.3011, 0.3876 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.89, -29.40, 17.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.99, -27.07, 15.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFEEBD
.text { color: #AFEEBD; }
.background { background-color: #AFEEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 238, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 238, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 238, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFEEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFEEBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEAFE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFEEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEEBD
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 #AFEEBD: ·
How #AFEEBD 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 #AFEEBD 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 #AFEEBD?
#AFEEBD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 238, 189). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEEBD?
#AFEEBD is RGB 175, 238, 189 — HSL 133°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #AFEEBD?
Its complement is #EEAFE0; analogous partners are #C1EEAF and #AFEEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFEEBD for text?
Black text on #AFEEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.