Palettes / Colors / #AFFE90
#AFFE90 — Light Vivid Green
#AFFE90 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 #AFFE90 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.
#AFFE90 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 #DF90FE; it also sits naturally between #E6FE90 and #90FEA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFE90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 254, 144 |
| HSL | 103°, 98%, 78% |
| HSV | 103°, 43%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 43%, 0% |
| XYZ | 58.16, 82.01, 39.15 |
| Yxy | 82.01, 0.3243, 0.4574 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.58, -43.54, 44.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.56, -39.64, 34.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 56%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFE90
.text { color: #AFFE90; }
.background { background-color: #AFFE90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFE90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFE90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFE90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 144, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFE90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFE90">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFFE90
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DF90FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFE90: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFE90
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 #AFFE90: ·
How #AFFE90 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 #AFFE90 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 #AFFE90?
#AFFE90 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 144). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFE90?
#AFFE90 is RGB 175, 254, 144 — HSL 103°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 43%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFFE90?
Its complement is #DF90FE; analogous partners are #E6FE90 and #90FEA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFE90 for text?
Black text on #AFFE90 has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.