What color is #AFDCEA?

#AFDCEA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Lady-In-Waiting. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFDCEA?

The RGB value is 175, 220, 234: 175 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFDCEA?

The complementary color is #EABDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFDCEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFDCEA color

#AFDCEA rgb(175, 220, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AFDCEA is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 86.3% green and 91.8% blue (175, 220, 234).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 58% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Lady-In-Waiting (#AEDCEC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#AFDCEA color codes

HEX	`#AFDCEA`
RGB	`rgb(175, 220, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 86.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 58%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, -11.46, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 16.34, 225.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.119, 66.239, 87.549)`
Decimal	`11525354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFDCEA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFDCEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFDCEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFDCEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afdcea; }
.text { color: #afdcea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afdcea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 220 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afdcea, #afbfea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFDCEA?: #AFDCEA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Lady-In-Waiting. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFDCEA?: The RGB value is 175, 220, 234: 175 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFDCEA?: The complementary color is #EABDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFDCEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.