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#ABE4A2

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #ABE4A2

With the hex code #ABE4A2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 89% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 14.5 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBA2E4, a wisteria 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 14.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green228
Blue162

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.5
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 14.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #ABE4A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ABE4A2.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ABE4A2.
14.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABE4A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABE4A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8D99E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD3A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7E0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABE4A2?

With the hex code #ABE4A2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 89% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABE4A2?

Use black text. Black on #ABE4A2 has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABE4A2?

Its complementary colour is #DBA2E4, and analogous partners are #CCE4A2 and #A2E4BA.