Recognised as Colour
#AFF3E3
- #AFF3E3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AFF3E3 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 243, 227 and HSL 166°, 74%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#AFF3E3#AFF3E3
HEX#AFF3E3
RGBrgb(175, 243, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.9529, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.6%, 95.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(165.9, 73.9%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 28%, 95.3%)
CMYK28%, 0%, 6.6%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,531,235
CSS custom property--colour: #AFF3E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.75:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#500C1C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F3AFBF
Analogous#AFF3C1, #AFE1F3
Triadic#E3AFF3, #F3E3AF
Split complementary#F3AFE1, #F3C1AF
Tetradic#C1AFF3, #F3AFBF, #E1F3AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G243
B227
Red175 (68.6%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G F3 · B E3
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