What color is #AFF4EF?

#AFF4EF is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFF4EF?

The RGB value is 175, 244, 239: 175 red, 244 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFF4EF?

The complementary color is #F4AFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFF4EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFF4EF color

#AFF4EF rgb(175, 244, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AFF4EF is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 95.7% green and 93.7% blue (175, 244, 239).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 76% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#AFF4EF color codes

HEX	`#AFF4EF`
RGB	`rgb(175, 244, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 95.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 76%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.7, -22.37, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.7, 22.81, 191.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.605, 80.044, 93.638)`
Decimal	`11531503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFF4EF, 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 #AFF4EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFF4EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #AFF4EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aff4ef; }
.text { color: #aff4ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aff4ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 244 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aff4ef, #afd7f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFF4EF?: #AFF4EF is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFF4EF?: The RGB value is 175, 244, 239: 175 red, 244 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFF4EF?: The complementary color is #F4AFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFF4EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.