Palettes / Colors / #AFF288

#AFF288 — Light Vivid Green

#AFF288 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #AFF288 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.

#AFF288 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CB88F2; it also sits naturally between #E4F288 and #88F296. 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 95% · Blue 53%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFF288

.text { color: #AFF288; }
.background { background-color: #AFF288; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFF288; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 242, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 80%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFF288; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 242, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFF288; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 242, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFF288">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFF288">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB88F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFF288: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFF288

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 #AFF288 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 #AFF288 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFF288?

#AFF288 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 242, 136). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFF288?

#AFF288 is RGB 175, 242, 136 — HSL 98°, 80%, 74% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 44%, 5%.

What colors go with #AFF288?

Its complement is #CB88F2; analogous partners are #E4F288 and #88F296. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFF288 for text?

Black text on #AFF288 has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.