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#aefdfd ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aefdfd is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 95.18% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 0.55.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.8634

Complementary

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #fdaeae

Split complementary

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #fdaed6
  3. #fdd6ae

Analogous

  1. #aefdd6
  2. #aefdfd
  3. #aed6fd

Triadic

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #fdaefd
  3. #fdfdae

Tetradic

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #aeaefd
  3. #fdaeae
  4. #fdfdae

Square

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #d6aefd
  3. #fdaeae
  4. #d6fdae

Monochromatic

  1. #19f9f9
  2. #63fbfb
  3. #aefdfd
  4. #ebffff
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#aefdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #9de4e4
  3. #8bcaca
  4. #7ab1b1
  5. #689898
  6. #577f7f
  7. #466565
  8. #344c4c
  9. #233333
  10. #111919
  11. #000000

Tints

#aefdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #b6fdfd
  3. #befdfd
  4. #c6fefe
  5. #cefefe
  6. #d7fefe
  7. #dffefe
  8. #e7fefe
  9. #efffff
  10. #f7ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aefdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aefdfd
  2. #a9f1f1
  3. #a5e4e4
  4. #a0d8d8
  5. #9ccbcb
  6. #97bfbf
  7. #92b2b2
  8. #8ea6a6
  9. #899999
  10. #858d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8f5f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3f6fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4eafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbf9fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1f2fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dfffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aefdfd {
  color: #aefdfd;
}
Background
.bg-aefdfd {
  background-color: #aefdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aefdfd {
  border: 2px solid #aefdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aefdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aefdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aefdfd, #aed6fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aefdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 0.55 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.60 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.14 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.15 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.57 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 9.57 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.63 #510202 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Celeste
#aefdfd  rgb(174, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 95%, 84%)  Celeste
#fdaeae  rgb(253, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 95%, 84%)  Melon
#fdaefd  rgb(253, 174, 253)  hsl(300, 95%, 84%)  Mauve
#fdfdae  rgb(253, 253, 174)  hsl(60, 95%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow