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Recognised as Colour

#AFE9CD

  • #AFE9CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AFE9CD is a cyan with RGB values 175, 233, 205 and HSL 151°, 57%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AFE9CD#AFE9CD
HEX#AFE9CD
RGBrgb(175, 233, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.9137, 0.8039
RGB percentages68.6%, 91.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(151, 56.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151, 24.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,528,653
CSS custom property--colour: #AFE9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#501632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD9CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3E9E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9Honeydew · ΔE 19.8Light cyan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AFCB
Analogous#AFE9B0, #AFE8E9
Triadic#CDAFE9, #E9CDAF
Split complementary#E9AFE8, #E9B0AF
Tetradic#B0AFE9, #E9AFCB, #E8E9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7F4E6
Darker −10%#87DEB4
Darker −20%#5FD39B
Darker −30%#37C882
Darker −40%#2CA068
More saturated +25%#A2F6CD
Less saturated −25%#BCDCCD

Channel breakdown

R175
G233
B205
Red175 (68.6%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue151.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G E9 · B CD

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