Palettes / Colors / #AFFEAF
#AFFEAF — Pale Vivid Green
#AFFEAF 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 #AFFEAF 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.
#AFFEAF 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 #FEAEFE; it also sits naturally between #D6FEAE and #AEFED6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 254, 175 |
| HSL | 120°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 120°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 31%, 0% |
| XYZ | 60.86, 83.09, 53.39 |
| Yxy | 83.09, 0.3084, 0.4211 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.06, -39.11, 30.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.16, -36.04, 25.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 69%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFEAF
.text { color: #AFFEAF; }
.background { background-color: #AFFEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFEAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFFEAF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEAEFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFEAF
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 #AFFEAF: ·
How #AFFEAF 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 #AFFEAF 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 #AFFEAF?
#AFFEAF is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFEAF?
#AFFEAF is RGB 175, 254, 175 — HSL 120°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 31%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFFEAF?
Its complement is #FEAEFE; analogous partners are #D6FEAE and #AEFED6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFEAF for text?
Black text on #AFFEAF has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.