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#AEFFBC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #AEFFBC

#AEFFBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 100% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 14.0); Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFAEF1 — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #AEFFBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green255
Blue188

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.0
Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 19.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 23.5

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

Text on #AEFFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFBC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFBC.
17.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEFFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF2B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4E9C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3FCED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEFFBC?

#AEFFBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 100% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEFFBC?

Use black text. Black on #AEFFBC has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEFFBC?

Its complementary colour is #FFAEF1, and analogous partners are #C9FFAE and #AEFFE4.