Colour
#AFE8D7
- #AFE8D7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AFE8D7 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 232, 215 and HSL 162°, 55%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#AFE8D7#AFE8D7
HEX#AFE8D7
RGBrgb(175, 232, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.9098, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.6%, 91%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(162.1, 55.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.1, 24.6%, 91%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 7.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,528,407
CSS custom property--colour: #AFE8D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#501728
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8AFC0
Analogous#AFE8BB, #AFDCE8
Triadic#D7AFE8, #E8D7AF
Split complementary#E8AFDC, #E8BBAF
Tetradic#BBAFE8, #E8AFC0, #DDE8AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G232
B215
Red175 (68.6%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue162.11°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G E8 · B D7
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