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#AFD9DF Color

#AFD9DF is rgb(175, 217, 223) in RGB, hsl(188, 43%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFD9DF
HEX#AFD9DF
RGBrgb(175, 217, 223)
HSLhsl(188, 43%, 78%)
HSVhsv(188, 22%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.045 207)
LABlab(83.84% -13.24 -7.74)
LCHlch(83.84% 15.34 210.32)

What #AFD9DF 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 #AFD9DF, 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.

#AFD9DF Channel Values

How #AFD9DF 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 217 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 43% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 22% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFD9DF 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFD9DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFD9DF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AFD9DF

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 #AFD9DF.

How #AFD9DF 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#AFD9DF
Protanopia#D3D3DF
Protanomaly#C5D5DF
Deuteranopia#CCCCE0
Deuteranomaly#C1D2E0
Tritanopia#AEDADA
Tritanomaly#AED9DC
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFD9DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afd9df: #AFD9DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFD9DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afd9df': '#AFD9DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.851, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_afd9df">#AFD9DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFD9DF"

More Teal Colors

#AFD9DF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFD9DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFD9DF?

#AFD9DF is a light teal — rgb(175, 217, 223) in RGB and hsl(188, 43%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.85.

What is the RGB value of #AFD9DF?

#AFD9DF is rgb(175, 217, 223) — red 175, green 217, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFD9DF?

#AFD9DF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFD9DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFD9DF scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFD9DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFD9DF 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 2.85, which is very hard to tell apart.

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