Palettes / Colors / #AFF3CC

#AFF3CC — Pale Green

#AFF3CC 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 #AFF3CC 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.

#AFF3CC 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 #F3AFD6; it also sits naturally between #B4F3AF and #AFF3EF. 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 80%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFF3CC

.text { color: #AFF3CC; }
.background { background-color: #AFF3CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFF3CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 243, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFF3CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 243, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFF3CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 243, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFF3CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFF3CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3AFD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFF3CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFF3CC

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 #AFF3CC 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 #AFF3CC 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

← #AFF3CB  ·  #AFF3CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFF3CC?

#AFF3CC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 175, 243, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFF3CC?

#AFF3CC is RGB 175, 243, 204 — HSL 146°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #AFF3CC?

Its complement is #F3AFD6; analogous partners are #B4F3AF and #AFF3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFF3CC for text?

Black text on #AFF3CC has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.