#A4E4B4
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #A4E4B4
#A4E4B4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 89% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 7.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4A4D4 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A4E4B4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A4E4B4?
#A4E4B4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 89% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A4E4B4?
Use black text. Black on #A4E4B4 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A4E4B4?
Its complementary colour is #E4A4D4, and analogous partners are #B4E4A4 and #A4E4D4.