#AFC5C5

A light, muted cyan closely aligning with Silver.

About #AFC5C5

When working with digital screens, the color #AFC5C5 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Silver. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 197 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 11% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 15.9% saturation, and 72.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFC5C5
RGB175, 197, 197
HSL180.0°, 15.9%, 72.9%
CMYK11%, 0%, 0%, 23%
HSV180.0°, 11.2%, 77.3%
LAB77.9, -7.4, -2.5
XYZ47.7, 53.1, 60.6
Decimal11519429

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFC5C5; }
.text-color { color: #AFC5C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFC5C5; }

Similar Colors

Silver
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