#AFDFD2

sRGB: 175 / 223 / 210

Radiant blossoms reshape eternity
Electric visions transform the fabric of existence
Fierce revelations disappear into mist

#AFDFD2 belongs to the green-cyan family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 175 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 163.8° lands in the green-cyan region. Its 42.9% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 78.0% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (14.31:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 175, 223, 210
HSL: 163.75°, 42.86%, 78.04%
HSV / HSB: 163.75°, 21.52%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 21.52%, 0.00%, 5.83%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 55.697, 66.541, 70.884
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 85.272, -18.105, 1.281
WCAG relative luminance: 0.66542
24-bit decimal: 11526098

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #AFDFD2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 14.31:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.47:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#DFAFBC sits half a turn (180°) from #AFDFD2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#AFDFD2 #DFAFBC

Analogous

#AFDFBA and #AFD4DF sit 30° to either side of #AFDFD2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#AFDFBA #AFDFD2 #AFD4DF

Triadic

#AFDFD2, #D2AFDF and #DFD2AF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#AFDFD2 #D2AFDF #DFD2AF

Split complementary

Start at #AFDFD2 and look across the wheel. #DFAFD4 and #DFBAAF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#AFDFD2 #DFAFD4 #DFBAAF

Square

Starting with #AFDFD2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #BAAFDF, #DFAFBC, then #D4DFAF. Across the square, #AFDFD2 pairs with #DFAFBC, and #BAAFDF with #D4DFAF.

#AFDFD2 #BAAFDF #DFAFBC #D4DFAF

Tetradic

#AFDFD2 and #DFAFBC are opposites, as are #AFBCDF and #DFD2AF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#AFDFD2 #AFBCDF #DFAFBC #DFD2AF

Tints

Mixing #AFDFD2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BFE5DB, keeps 80% of the original. By #EFF9F6, the mixture is 80% white.

#AFDFD2 #BFE5DB #CFECE4 #DFF2ED #EFF9F6 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #AFDFD2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #8CB2A8, keeps 80% of the original. By #232D2A, the mixture is 80% black.

#AFDFD2 #8CB2A8 #69867E #465954 #232D2A #000000

Tones

Mixing #AFDFD2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #A6CCC2, keeps 80% of the original. By #899390, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#AFDFD2 #A6CCC2 #9CB9B1 #93A6A1 #899390 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#AFDFD2

RGB

rgb(175 223 210)

HSL

hsl(163.750 42.857% 78.039%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #AFDFD2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#AFDFD2 uses 175 red, 223 green and 210 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 68.6%

Green 87.5%

Blue 82.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #AFDFD2 is 21.5% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 5.8% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 21.5%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 5.8%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #AADDCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #ADC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #AFDFD2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #99CCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #AADDCC Nearest web-safe: #99CCCC

Gradient to complement

#AFDFD2 #B7D7CE #BFCFCB #C7C7C7 #CFBFC3 #D7B7C0 #DFAFBC

Color vision previews

Compare how #AFDFD2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#DBD9D1

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#D2D2D3

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#A3E0DB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#CDDAD2

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C9D7D3

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#AFDFD5

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#D5D5D5

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#C3DAD4

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.42869 G 0.73791 B 0.64448

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.72444 G 0.86910 B 0.82528

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.48359 G 0.72765 B 0.64756

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.288 y 0.345 Y 66.541

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 31.373 M % 12.549 Y % 17.647

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10101111 11011111 11010010