Palettes / Colors / #AFEFCA
#AFEFCA — Light Green
#AFEFCA 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 #AFEFCA 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.
#AFEFCA 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 #EFAED4; it also sits naturally between #B3EFAE and #AEEFEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFEFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 239, 202 |
| HSL | 145°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 145°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.21, 75.11, 67.25 |
| Yxy | 75.11, 0.2937, 0.3726 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.45, -27.49, 11.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.67, -25.49, 10.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 94% · Blue 79%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFEFCA
.text { color: #AFEFCA; }
.background { background-color: #AFEFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFEFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFEFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFEFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 239, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFEFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFEFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFAED4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFEFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFEFCA
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 #AFEFCA: ·
How #AFEFCA 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 #AFEFCA 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 #AFEFCA?
#AFEFCA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 175, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFEFCA?
#AFEFCA is RGB 175, 239, 202 — HSL 145°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #AFEFCA?
Its complement is #EFAED4; analogous partners are #B3EFAE and #AEEFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFEFCA for text?
Black text on #AFEFCA has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.