#AFF0C5

A very light, moderate green closely aligning with Aquamarine.

About #AFF0C5

The hex code #AFF0C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aquamarine. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 240 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 140.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AFF0C5
RGB175, 240, 197
HSL140.3°, 68.4%, 81.4%
CMYK27%, 0%, 18%, 6%
HSV140.3°, 27.1%, 94.1%
LAB89.6, -28.9, 14.3
XYZ58.9, 75.5, 64.3
Decimal11530437

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.09:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AFF0C5; }
.text-color { color: #AFF0C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AFF0C5; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine
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