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#AFCFDF Color

#AFCFDF is rgb(175, 207, 223) in RGB, hsl(200, 43%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFCFDF
HEX#AFCFDF
RGBrgb(175, 207, 223)
HSLhsl(200, 43%, 78%)
HSVhsv(200, 22%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.041 229.5)
LABlab(81.15% -8.45 -11.70)
LCHlch(81.15% 14.43 234.15)

What #AFCFDF 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 #AFCFDF, 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 blue in the library.

#AFCFDF Channel Values

How #AFCFDF 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 175 · G 207 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 43% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 22% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFCFDF 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFCFDF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFCFDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFCFDF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFCFDF

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFCFDF.

How #AFCFDF 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#AFCFDF
Protanopia#CACADF
Protanomaly#C0CCDF
Deuteranopia#C5C5E0
Deuteranomaly#BDC9DF
Tritanopia#ACD1D1
Tritanomaly#ADD0D7
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFCFDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afcfdf: #AFCFDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFCFDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afcfdf': '#AFCFDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.812, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_afcfdf">#AFCFDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFCFDF"

More Blue Colors

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

#AFCFDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFCFDF?

#AFCFDF is a light blue — rgb(175, 207, 223) in RGB and hsl(200, 43%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #AFCFDF?

#AFCFDF is rgb(175, 207, 223) — red 175, green 207, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFCFDF?

#AFCFDF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFCFDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFCFDF scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFCFDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFCFDF 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.51, which is very hard to tell apart.

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