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#A6FFCE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #A6FFCE

With the hex code #A6FFCE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 100% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Seafoam — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFA6D7, a light pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red166
Green255
Blue206

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 7.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 21.8
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 23.8

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

Text on #A6FFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A6FFCE.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #A6FFCE.
17.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A6FFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A6FFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF2CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93FEF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A6FFCE?

With the hex code #A6FFCE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 100% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A6FFCE?

Use black text. Black on #A6FFCE has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A6FFCE?

Its complementary colour is #FFA6D7, and analogous partners are #ABFFA6 and #A6FFFB.