Palettes / Colors / #AFFFA0

#AFFFA0 — Light Vivid Green

#AFFFA0 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 #AFFFA0 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.

#AFFFA0 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 #F09EFF; it also sits naturally between #DDFF9E and #9EFFC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 63%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFFFA0

.text { color: #AFFFA0; }
.background { background-color: #AFFFA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFFA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 255, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFFA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 255, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFFA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 255, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFFFA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFFA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F09EFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFFFA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFFA0

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:

How #AFFFA0 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 #AFFFA0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFFF9F  ·  #AFFFA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFFFA0?

#AFFFA0 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 255, 160). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFFA0?

#AFFFA0 is RGB 175, 255, 160 — HSL 111°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 37%, 0%.

What colors go with #AFFFA0?

Its complement is #F09EFF; analogous partners are #DDFF9E and #9EFFC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFFFA0 for text?

Black text on #AFFFA0 has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.