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#AAF4F8 Color

#AAF4F8 is rgb(170, 244, 248) in RGB, hsl(183, 85%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAF4F8
HEX#AAF4F8
RGBrgb(170, 244, 248)
HSLhsl(183, 85%, 82%)
HSVhsv(183, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.073 200.2)
LABlab(91.45% -22.97 -9.65)
LCHlch(91.45% 24.91 202.78)

What #AAF4F8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAF4F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AAF4F8 Channel Values

How #AAF4F8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 244 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 85% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAF4F8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAF4F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAF4F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AAF4F8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #AAF4F8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAF4F8
Protanopia#EAEAF8
Protanomaly#D3EEF8
Deuteranopia#DFDFFA
Deuteranomaly#CCE8F9
Tritanopia#A9F5F5
Tritanomaly#AAF4F6
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #AAF4F8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aaf4f8: #AAF4F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAF4F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaf4f8': '#AAF4F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.957, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_aaf4f8">#AAF4F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAF4F8"

More Teal Colors

#AAF4F8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAF4F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAF4F8?

#AAF4F8 is a lightest teal — rgb(170, 244, 248) in RGB and hsl(183, 85%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #AAF4F8?

#AAF4F8 is rgb(170, 244, 248) — red 170, green 244, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAF4F8?

#AAF4F8 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAF4F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAF4F8 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAF4F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAF4F8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 4.11, which is very hard to tell apart.

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