Colour

#AFE3D9

#AFE3D9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AFE3D9 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 227, 217 and HSL 168°, 48%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AFE3D9#AFE3D9

HEX#AFE3D9

RGBrgb(175, 227, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.8902, 0.851

RGB percentages68.6%, 89%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(168.5, 48.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 22.9%, 89%)

CMYK22.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,527,129

CSS custom property--colour: #AFE3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#501C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDDD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4D6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A1E5E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.9 Powder blue · ΔE 8.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.7 Light cyan · ΔE 14.6 Honeydew · ΔE 17.5 Azure · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3AFB9

Analogous#AFE3BF, #AFD3E3

Triadic#D9AFE3, #E3D9AF

Split complementary#E3AFD3, #E3BFAF

Tetradic#BFAFE3, #E3AFB9, #D3E3AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFDFD

Lighter +10%#D5F0EB

Darker −10%#89D6C7

Darker −20%#63C9B5

Darker −30%#41B8A1

Darker −40%#339380

More saturated +25%#A2F1E1

Less saturated −25%#BDD6D1

Channel breakdown

R175

G227

B217

Red175 (68.6%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue168.46°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AF · G E3 · B D9

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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