Recognised as Colour
#AFE2CB
- #AFE2CB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AFE2CB is a cyan with RGB values 175, 226, 203 and HSL 153°, 47%, 79%. 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
#AFE2CB#AFE2CB
HEX#AFE2CB
RGBrgb(175, 226, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.8863, 0.7961
RGB percentages68.6%, 88.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(152.9, 46.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.9, 22.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 10.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,526,859
CSS custom property--colour: #AFE2CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#501D34
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 text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2AFC6
Analogous#AFE2B2, #AFDFE2
Triadic#CBAFE2, #E2CBAF
Split complementary#E2AFDF, #E2B2AF
Tetradic#B2AFE2, #E2AFC6, #E0E2AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G226
B203
Red175 (68.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue152.94°
Saturation (HSL)46.79%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G E2 · B CB
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