#A5E8BB
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #A5E8BB
#A5E8BB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 5.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8A5D2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A5E8BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.86:1, 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 #A5E8BB?
#A5E8BB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A5E8BB?
Use black text. Black on #A5E8BB has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A5E8BB?
Its complementary colour is #E8A5D2, and analogous partners are #B1E8A5 and #A5E8DD.