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#AEFFBD

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #AEFFBD

With the hex code #AEFFBD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 100% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFAEF0, a mauve 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 — 17.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green255
Blue189

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.6
Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 20.4
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 23.7

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

Text on #AEFFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFBD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFBD.
17.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEFFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF2B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3E9C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2FCED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEFFBD?

With the hex code #AEFFBD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 100% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEFFBD?

Use black text. Black on #AEFFBD has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEFFBD?

Its complementary colour is #FFAEF0, and analogous partners are #C8FFAE and #AEFFE6.