Palettes / Colors / #AFFEAC
#AFFEAC — Pale Vivid Green
#AFFEAC 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 #AFFEAC 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.
#AFFEAC 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 #FCAEFE; it also sits naturally between #D9FEAE and #AEFED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFEAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 254, 172 |
| HSL | 118°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 118°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 60.57, 82.98, 51.85 |
| Yxy | 82.98, 0.3100, 0.4247 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.00, -39.58, 31.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.09, -36.43, 26.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFEAC
.text { color: #AFFEAC; }
.background { background-color: #AFFEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFEAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFEAC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFFEAC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCAEFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFEAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFEAC
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 #AFFEAC: ·
How #AFFEAC 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 #AFFEAC 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 #AFFEAC?
#AFFEAC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFEAC?
#AFFEAC is RGB 175, 254, 172 — HSL 118°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFFEAC?
Its complement is #FCAEFE; analogous partners are #D9FEAE and #AEFED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFEAC for text?
Black text on #AFFEAC has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.