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#A6FFCB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #A6FFCB

With the hex code #A6FFCB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 100% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFA6DA, a wisteria 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 — 17.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red166
Green255
Blue203

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 22.9
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 24.8

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

Text on #A6FFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A6FFCB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A6FFCB.
17.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6FFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6FFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF2C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#94FEF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6FFCB?

With the hex code #A6FFCB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 100% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A6FFCB?

Use black text. Black on #A6FFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6FFCB?

Its complementary colour is #FFA6DA, and analogous partners are #ADFFA6 and #A6FFF7.