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#AFE7FD Color

#AFE7FD is rgb(175, 231, 253) in RGB, hsl(197, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFE7FD
HEX#AFE7FD
RGBrgb(175, 231, 253)
HSLhsl(197, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(197, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.064 224.1)
LABlab(88.34% -14.69 -16.80)
LCHlch(88.34% 22.32 228.83)

What #AFE7FD 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 #AFE7FD, 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.

#AFE7FD Channel Values

How #AFE7FD 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 231 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFE7FD 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFE7FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFE7FD; 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 #AFE7FD

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 #AFE7FD.

How #AFE7FD 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#AFE7FD
Protanopia#DFDFFD
Protanomaly#CDE2FD
Deuteranopia#D7D7FE
Deuteranomaly#C8DDFE
Tritanopia#ABEAEA
Tritanomaly#ACE9F2
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFE7FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afe7fd: #AFE7FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFE7FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afe7fd': '#AFE7FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.906, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_afe7fd">#AFE7FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFE7FD"

More Teal Colors

#AFE7FD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFE7FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFE7FD?

#AFE7FD is a lightest teal — rgb(175, 231, 253) in RGB and hsl(197, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #AFE7FD?

#AFE7FD is rgb(175, 231, 253) — red 175, green 231, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFE7FD?

#AFE7FD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFE7FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFE7FD scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFE7FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFE7FD 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 7.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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