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#A3FFBA

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #A3FFBA

#A3FFBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 100% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 14.9), with Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFA3E8 (mauve), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red163
Green255
Blue186

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.9
Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 17.8
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 23.5

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

Text on #A3FFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A3FFBA.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A3FFBA.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A3FFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A3FFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF1B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1E7BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#94FCEC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A3FFBA?

#A3FFBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 100% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A3FFBA?

Use black text. Black on #A3FFBA has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A3FFBA?

Its complementary colour is #FFA3E8, and analogous partners are #BAFFA3 and #A3FFE8.