Palettes / Colors / #AFFCAA
#AFFCAA — Pale Vivid Green
#AFFCAA 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 #AFFCAA 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.
#AFFCAA 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 #F7ABFC; it also sits naturally between #D9FCAB and #ABFCCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFCAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 252, 170 |
| HSL | 116°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 116°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 59.75, 81.64, 50.64 |
| Yxy | 81.64, 0.3111, 0.4251 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.41, -38.99, 31.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.35, -35.82, 26.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 99% · Blue 67%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFCAA
.text { color: #AFFCAA; }
.background { background-color: #AFFCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 252, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 252, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 252, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFCAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFCAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F7ABFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFCAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFCAA
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 #AFFCAA: ·
How #AFFCAA 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 #AFFCAA 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 #AFFCAA?
#AFFCAA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 252, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFCAA?
#AFFCAA is RGB 175, 252, 170 — HSL 116°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #AFFCAA?
Its complement is #F7ABFC; analogous partners are #D9FCAB and #ABFCCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFCAA for text?
Black text on #AFFCAA has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.