Palettes / Colors / #AFEEBE

#AFEEBE — Light Green

#AFEEBE 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 #AFEEBE 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.

#AFEEBE 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 #EEAFDF; it also sits naturally between #C0EEAF and #AFEEDD. 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 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFEEBE

.text { color: #AFEEBE; }
.background { background-color: #AFEEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 238, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 238, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 238, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFEEBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEAFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFEEBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEEBE

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 #AFEEBE 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 #AFEEBE 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

← #AFEEBD  ·  #AFEEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFEEBE?

#AFEEBE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 238, 190). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEEBE?

#AFEEBE is RGB 175, 238, 190 — HSL 134°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #AFEEBE?

Its complement is #EEAFDF; analogous partners are #C0EEAF and #AFEEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFEEBE for text?

Black text on #AFEEBE has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.