Colour
#AFC5BC
- #AFC5BC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#AFC5BC is a cyan with RGB values 175, 197, 188 and HSL 155°, 16%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AFC5BC#AFC5BC
HEX#AFC5BC
RGBrgb(175, 197, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.7725, 0.7373
RGB percentages68.6%, 77.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(155.5, 15.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 11.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 0%, 4.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,519,420
CSS custom property--colour: #AFC5BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#503A43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5AFB8
Analogous#AFC5B1, #AFC3C5
Triadic#BCAFC5, #C5BCAF
Split complementary#C5AFC3, #C5B1AF
Tetradic#B1AFC5, #C5AFB8, #C3C5AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G197
B188
Red175 (68.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue155.45°
Saturation (HSL)15.94%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G C5 · B BC
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