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#A1E4BB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #A1E4BB

With the hex code #A1E4BB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Seafoam — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4A1CA, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red161
Green228
Blue187

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 5.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 22.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A1E4BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A1E4BB.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A1E4BB.
14.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A1E4BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A1E4BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DAB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95E3D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A1E4BB?

With the hex code #A1E4BB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A1E4BB?

Use black text. Black on #A1E4BB has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A1E4BB?

Its complementary colour is #E4A1CA, and analogous partners are #A9E4A1 and #A1E4DD.