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#AFFDD8 Color

#AFFDD8 is rgb(175, 253, 216) in RGB, hsl(152, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFFDD8
HEX#AFFDD8
RGBrgb(175, 253, 216)
HSLhsl(152, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(152, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.092 163.5)
LABlab(93.50% -30.57 9.78)
LCHlch(93.50% 32.10 162.26)

What #AFFDD8 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 #AFFDD8, 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.

#AFFDD8 Channel Values

How #AFFDD8 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 253 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFFDD8 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFFDD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFFDD8; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFFDD8

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 #AFFDD8.

How #AFFDD8 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#AFFDD8
Protanopia#F2F2D8
Protanomaly#DAF6D8
Deuteranopia#E7E7DA
Deuteranomaly#D3F0D9
Tritanopia#B6F9F9
Tritanomaly#B3FAEC
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFFDD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-affdd8: #AFFDD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFFDD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-affdd8': '#AFFDD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.992, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_affdd8">#AFFDD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFFDD8"

More Green Colors

#AFFDD8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFFDD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFFDD8?

#AFFDD8 is a lightest green — rgb(175, 253, 216) in RGB and hsl(152, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #AFFDD8?

#AFFDD8 is rgb(175, 253, 216) — red 175, green 253, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFFDD8?

#AFFDD8 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFFDD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFFDD8 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFFDD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFFDD8 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.38, which is visibly different.

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