Palettes / Colors / #AFEFAF

#AFEFAF — Light Green

#AFEFAF 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 #AFEFAF 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.

#AFEFAF 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 #EFAEEF; it also sits naturally between #CFEFAE and #AEEFCF. 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 94% · Blue 69%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFEFAF

.text { color: #AFEFAF; }
.background { background-color: #AFEFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 239, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 239, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 239, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFEFAF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFAEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFEFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEFAF

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 #AFEFAF 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 #AFEFAF 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

← #AFEFAE  ·  #AFEFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFEFAF?

#AFEFAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 239, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEFAF?

#AFEFAF is RGB 175, 239, 175 — HSL 120°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #AFEFAF?

Its complement is #EFAEEF; analogous partners are #CFEFAE and #AEEFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFEFAF for text?

Black text on #AFEFAF has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.