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#AFE9DE Color

#AFE9DE is rgb(175, 233, 222) in RGB, hsl(169, 57%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFE9DE
HEX#AFE9DE
RGBrgb(175, 233, 222)
HSLhsl(169, 57%, 80%)
HSVhsv(169, 25%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.061 181.9)
LABlab(88.15% -20.82 -0.94)
LCHlch(88.15% 20.84 182.60)

What #AFE9DE 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 #AFE9DE, 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 green in the library.

#AFE9DE Channel Values

How #AFE9DE 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 233 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 57% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 25% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFE9DE 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFE9DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFE9DE; 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 #AFE9DE

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 #AFE9DE.

How #AFE9DE 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#AFE9DE
Protanopia#E0E0DE
Protanomaly#CFE4DE
Deuteranopia#D8D8DF
Deuteranomaly#C9DFDF
Tritanopia#B1E8E8
Tritanomaly#B0E8E4
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFE9DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afe9de: #AFE9DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFE9DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afe9de': '#AFE9DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.914, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_afe9de">#AFE9DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFE9DE"

More Green Colors

#AFE9DE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFE9DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFE9DE?

#AFE9DE is a lightest green — rgb(175, 233, 222) in RGB and hsl(169, 57%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #AFE9DE?

#AFE9DE is rgb(175, 233, 222) — red 175, green 233, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFE9DE?

#AFE9DE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFE9DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFE9DE scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFE9DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFE9DE 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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