#AFDFD4

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#afdfd4 is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(175, 223, 212), HSL(166°, 43%, 78%), CMYK(22%, 0%, 5%, 13%). Closest named color: powderblue. Contrast is 1.47:1 on white and 14.33:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#afdfd4
RGBrgb(175 223 212)
RGB (legacy)rgb(175, 223, 212)
RGB %rgb(69% 87% 83%)
HSLhsl(166 43% 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 22%, 87%)
HWBhwb(166 69% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(85.21 -17.79 0.04)
LCHlch(85.21 17.79 179.88)
OKLaboklab(0.8669 -0.052 0.0005)
OKLCHoklch(0.8669 0.052 179.43)
Decimal11526100

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpowderblue ΔE 2.5
Closest web-safe color#99cccc
Hue166°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)43% / 22%
Lightness (HSL)78%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)81% / 83%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6664
Red / Green / Blue175 / 223 / 212

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.47:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.33:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 22.1 / -81.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -25.1 / 81.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #afdfd4;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(86.69% 0.052 179.43);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(175 223 212 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#afdfd4] text-[#afdfd4] border-[#afdfd4]">