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#A4FFD2

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #A4FFD2

#A4FFD2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 100% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 7.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFA4D1 — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #A4FFD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red164
Green255
Blue210

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 7.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 20.8
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 22.2

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

Text on #A4FFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A4FFD2.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A4FFD2.
17.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4FFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4FFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE8D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FFFF2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4FFD2?

#A4FFD2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 100% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4FFD2?

Use black text. Black on #A4FFD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4FFD2?

Its complementary colour is #FFA4D1, and analogous partners are #A4FFA4 and #A4FFFF.