Palettes / Colors / #AFFAAE
#AFFAAE — Pale Vivid Green
#AFFAAE is a green color we call Pale 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 #AFFAAE 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.
#AFFAAE 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 #F9AEFA; it also sits naturally between #D5FAAE and #AEFAD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 119°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 119°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 30%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 59.50, 80.54, 52.45 |
| Yxy | 80.54, 0.3091, 0.4184 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.93, -37.47, 29.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.74, -34.45, 24.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFAAE
.text { color: #AFFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #AFFAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F9AEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFAAE
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 #AFFAAE: ·
How #AFFAAE 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 #AFFAAE 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 #AFFAAE?
#AFFAAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFAAE?
#AFFAAE is RGB 175, 250, 174 — HSL 119°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #AFFAAE?
Its complement is #F9AEFA; analogous partners are #D5FAAE and #AEFAD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFAAE for text?
Black text on #AFFAAE has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.