Palettes / Colors / #AFF3BE
#AFF3BE — Pale Green
#AFF3BE is a green color we call Pale 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 #AFF3BE 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.
#AFF3BE 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 #F3AFE4; it also sits naturally between #C2F3AF and #AFF3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFF3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 243, 190 |
| HSL | 133°, 74%, 82% |
| HSV | 133°, 28%, 95% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 22%, 5% |
| XYZ | 59.02, 76.93, 60.45 |
| Yxy | 76.93, 0.3005, 0.3917 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.29, -31.57, 18.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.71, -29.15, 16.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 95% · Blue 75%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFF3BE
.text { color: #AFF3BE; }
.background { background-color: #AFF3BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFF3BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 243, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFF3BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 243, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFF3BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 243, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFF3BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFF3BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3AFE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFF3BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFF3BE
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 #AFF3BE: ·
How #AFF3BE 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 #AFF3BE 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 #AFF3BE?
#AFF3BE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 175, 243, 190). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFF3BE?
#AFF3BE is RGB 175, 243, 190 — HSL 133°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 22%, 5%.
What colors go with #AFF3BE?
Its complement is #F3AFE4; analogous partners are #C2F3AF and #AFF3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFF3BE for text?
Black text on #AFF3BE has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.