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#afe7d2

a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Pale Turquoise

RGB
175, 231, 210
HSL
158°, 54%, 80%
CMYK
24, 0, 9, 9
Luminance
0.7092

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #afe7d2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#afe7d2
Hue
158°
green
Saturation
54%
vivid
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
91%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7092
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
78/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
15.18:1
Closest name
Pale Turquoise
ΔE2000 8.2
Where it sits
Hue158° of 360°
Saturation54%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool78% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#afe7d2
RGBrgb(175, 231, 210)
HSLhsl(158, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 9%)
LABlab(87.4 -22.1 4.4)
LCHlch(87.4 22.5 168.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.884 0.064 169.8)
Decimal11528146
Display P3color(display-p3 0.686 0.906 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #afe7d2;
background-color: #afe7d2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#afe7d2] bg-[#afe7d2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #afe7d2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.686, green: 0.906, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#afe7d2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFAFE7D2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 231, 175)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #afe7d2 · 15.18:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.38:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.18:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #afe7d2 as text scores 1.38:1 on white and 15.18:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#afe7d2 on white: 1.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#afe7d2 on black: 15.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E4DFD1
deuteranopia · #DAD8D3
tritanopia · #A2E8E1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #afe7d2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FBF8
#E9F6F1
#CEEEE2
#afe7d2
#7ED8B6
#52CB9E
#39BC8B
#2F9D74
#267E5D
#1F5B45
#13392B
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F4FBF8Darkest = 950 · #13392B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBF8;
  --brand-100: #E9F6F1;
  --brand-200: #CEEEE2;
  --brand-300: #afe7d2;
  --brand-400: #7ED8B6;
  --brand-500: #52CB9E;
  --brand-600: #39BC8B;
  --brand-700: #2F9D74;
  --brand-800: #267E5D;
  --brand-900: #1F5B45;
  --brand-950: #13392B;
  --brand: #afe7d2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #afe7d2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0ECDC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7D
Captions on the surface
Accent#A12B74
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1D6248
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBF9F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #afe7d2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#E7AFC4
Analogous left#AFE7B6
Analogous right#AFE0E7
Split-complement 1#E7AFE0
Split-complement 2#E7B6AF
Triadic 1#D2AFE7
Triadic 2#E7D2AF
Tetradic#B6AFE7

RGB percentages

Red68.6%
Green90.6%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.1%
Key (black)9.4%

Color previews

#afe7d2 text on a black background

contrast 15.18:1

Card sample

#afe7d2 text on a white background

contrast 1.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #afe7d2;
Background color
Panel with #afe7d2 background
background-color: #afe7d2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #afe7d2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(175, 231, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(175, 231, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #afe7d2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afe7d2, #AFD7E7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #afe7d2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#afe7d2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#afe7d2, answered

What color is #afe7d2?

#afe7d2 is a light vivid green, closest to Pale Turquoise (ΔE2000 8.2). It sits at 158° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #afe7d2?

rgb(175, 231, 210) — 175 red, 231 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 68.6% / 90.6% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #afe7d2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7092 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 15.18:1.

Should I use black or white text on #afe7d2?

Black. It scores 15.18:1 against #afe7d2, versus 1.38:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #afe7d2?

#E7AFC4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E7AFE0 and #E7B6AF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #afe7d2?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0ECDC for borders, #4B9B7D for secondary text, #A12B74 as an accent and #1D6248 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #AFE7B6 and #AFE0E7 stays calm, while #E7AFC4 is the loudest partner.

What is #afe7d2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 9%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #afe7d2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 78 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #AFE7BD; nudged cooler, #AEE8E8.

Work with #afe7d2 in the Color Lab