Paleturquoise — #AFEEEE
#AFEEEE is a very light, vivid cyan. It is the CSS named color paleturquoise.
Color values
| HEX | #AFEEEE |
| RGB | rgb(175, 238, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 11529966 |
| CSS | color: #AFEEEE; |
| Android | 0xFFAFEEEE |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.933, blue: 0.933, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #AFEEEE | 1.29:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #AFEEEE | 16.29:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #AFEEEE
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #AFEEEE and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #AFEEEE
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #AFEEEE in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #AFEEEE; background-color: #AFEEEE; }
.element { color: rgb(175 238 238); }
.element { color: hsl(180 65% 81%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#AFEEEE] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #AFEEEE;Frequently asked questions
What color is #AFEEEE?
#AFEEEE is a very light, vivid cyan, which CSS calls paleturquoise. Its hue sits at 180° on the color wheel, with 65% saturation and 81% lightness.
What is #AFEEEE in RGB?
#AFEEEE converts to rgb(175, 238, 238) — 175 red, 238 green and 238 blue.
What is #AFEEEE in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #AFEEEE be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.29:1 versus 1.29:1).
What is the complementary color of #AFEEEE?
#EEAFAF — the hue directly opposite #AFEEEE on the color wheel.