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#AFE6EF Color

#AFE6EF is rgb(175, 230, 239) in RGB, hsl(188, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFE6EF
HEX#AFE6EF
RGBrgb(175, 230, 239)
HSLhsl(188, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(188, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.057 208.6)
LABlab(87.73% -16.66 -10.42)
LCHlch(87.73% 19.65 212.02)

What #AFE6EF 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 #AFE6EF, 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.

#AFE6EF Channel Values

How #AFE6EF 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 230 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFE6EF 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFE6EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFE6EF; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFE6EF

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 #AFE6EF.

How #AFE6EF 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#AFE6EF
Protanopia#DEDEEF
Protanomaly#CDE1EF
Deuteranopia#D6D6F0
Deuteranomaly#C7DCF0
Tritanopia#ADE7E7
Tritanomaly#AEE7EA
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #AFE6EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afe6ef: #AFE6EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFE6EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afe6ef': '#AFE6EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.902, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_afe6ef">#AFE6EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFE6EF"

More Teal Colors

#AFE6EF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFE6EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFE6EF?

#AFE6EF is a lightest teal — rgb(175, 230, 239) in RGB and hsl(188, 67%, 81%) 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 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #AFE6EF?

#AFE6EF is rgb(175, 230, 239) — red 175, green 230, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFE6EF?

#AFE6EF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFE6EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFE6EF scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFE6EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFE6EF 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 3.18, which is very hard to tell apart.

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