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#AEFFE4

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #AEFFE4

With the hex code #AEFFE4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 100% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFAEC9, 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 18.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green255
Blue228

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 21.1

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

Text on #AEFFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFE4.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #AEFFE4.
18.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEFFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEFFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF5E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEBE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98FFF7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEFFE4?

With the hex code #AEFFE4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 100% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEFFE4?

Use black text. Black on #AEFFE4 has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEFFE4?

Its complementary colour is #FFAEC9, and analogous partners are #AEFFBC and #AEF2FF.