Information about #AFD9DE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AFD9DE reads as a pleasantly vivid cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Crystal (#A7D8DE) and Light Blue (#ADD8E6).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(175, 217, 222)), which gives #AFD9DE its character. If you plan to put text on a #AFD9DE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFD9DE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AFD9DE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AFD9DE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFD9DE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFD9DE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFD9DE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFD9DE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFD9DE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AFD9DE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ADDED9
#A7D8DE
#ADD8E6
#B0E0E6
#A4D8D8
#AFE3D6
#B8DCE7
#BADAE5
#ADD9D1
#A4D2E0
#A4DCE6
#A5E3E0
#AFD9DE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFD9DE
- RGB175, 217, 222
- CMYK18, 2, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(175, 217, 222)
- HSL186°, 42%, 78%
- HSL Precise186.383°, 41.593%, 77.843%
- HSV186°, 21%, 87%
- HSB186°, 21%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.851, 0.871)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.851, 0.871, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.851, 0.871)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFD9DE
- DECIMAL ID11524574
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
