Colour
#AFF9F0
- #AFF9F0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AFF9F0 is a cyan with RGB values 175, 249, 240 and HSL 173°, 86%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#AFF9F0#AFF9F0
HEX#AFF9F0
RGBrgb(175, 249, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.9765, 0.9412
RGB percentages68.6%, 97.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(172.7, 86%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 29.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 3.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,532,784
CSS custom property--colour: #AFF9F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.83157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.63:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#50060F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F9AFB8
Analogous#AFF9CB, #AFDDF9
Triadic#F0AFF9, #F9F0AF
Split complementary#F9AFDD, #F9CBAF
Tetradic#CBAFF9, #F9AFB8, #DDF9AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G249
B240
Red175 (68.6%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue172.7°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AF · G F9 · B F0
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