Information about #AFD6DC color

#AFD6DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFD6DC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 214, 220) — 68.6% red, 83.9% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFD6DC reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crystal (#A7D8DE). Slightly further away sit Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9) and Light Blue (#ADD8E6).

The recipe behind #AFD6DC is rgb(175, 214, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFD6DC: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFD6DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFD6DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFD6DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFD6DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFD6DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFD6DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFD6DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Dreamer’s Sky color link
Dreamer’s Sky

#ADDED9

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

#AFD6DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFD6DC
  • RGB175, 214, 220
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(175, 214, 220)
  • HSL188°, 39%, 77%
  • HSL Precise188°, 39.13%, 77.451%
  • HSV188°, 20%, 86%
  • HSB188°, 20%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.839, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.839, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.839, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFD6DC
  • DECIMAL ID11523804
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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