Recognised as Colour
#AFE1D8
- #AFE1D8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AFE1D8 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 225, 216 and HSL 169°, 45%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#AFE1D8#AFE1D8
HEX#AFE1D8
RGBrgb(175, 225, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.8824, 0.8471
RGB percentages68.6%, 88.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(169.2, 45.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 22.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,526,616
CSS custom property--colour: #AFE1D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#501E27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E1AFB8
Analogous#AFE1BF, #AFD1E1
Triadic#D8AFE1, #E1D8AF
Split complementary#E1AFD1, #E1BFAF
Tetradic#BFAFE1, #E1AFB8, #D1E1AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G225
B216
Red175 (68.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue169.2°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G E1 · B D8
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