Palettes / Colors / #AFFEE3
#AFFEE3 — Pale Vivid Green
#AFFEE3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AFFEE3 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.
#AFFEE3 is a cool 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 #FEAECA; it also sits naturally between #AEFEBA and #AEF2FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFEE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 254, 227 |
| HSL | 159°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 159°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 11%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.99, 85.54, 85.65 |
| Yxy | 85.54, 0.2812, 0.3591 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.12, -29.68, 5.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.49, -28.08, 4.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 89%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFEE3
.text { color: #AFFEE3; }
.background { background-color: #AFFEE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFEE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFEE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFEE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFEE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFEE3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEAECA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFEE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFEE3
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 #AFFEE3: ·
How #AFFEE3 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 #AFFEE3 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 #AFFEE3?
#AFFEE3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 227). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFEE3?
#AFFEE3 is RGB 175, 254, 227 — HSL 159°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 11%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFFEE3?
Its complement is #FEAECA; analogous partners are #AEFEBA and #AEF2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFEE3 for text?
Black text on #AFFEE3 has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.