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#AEE4BC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #AEE4BC

#AEE4BC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 89% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 10.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4AED6 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #AEE4BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green228
Blue188

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #AEE4BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEE4BC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEE4BC.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEE4BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEE4BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6E2D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEE4BC?

#AEE4BC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 89% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEE4BC?

Use black text. Black on #AEE4BC has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEE4BC?

Its complementary colour is #E4AED6, and analogous partners are #BBE4AE and #AEE4D7.