Is #AAFFE5 accessible for body text on white?

#AAFFE5 has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 against white, which is not sufficient for WCAG AA body text (4.5:1).

What is the complementary color of #AAFFE5?

The complement of #AAFFE5 is #FFAAC4.

#AAFFE5 Seafoam

rgb(170, 255, 229)

Color conversions

HEX: #AAFFE5
RGB: rgb(170, 255, 229)
RGBA: rgba(170, 255, 229, 1)
HSL: hsl(162, 100%, 83%)
HSV / HSB: hsv(162, 33%, 100%)
CMYK: cmyk(33%, 0%, 10%, 0%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ: xyz(66.475, 85.719, 87.156)
LAB: lab(94.19 -31.14 4.29)
LCH: lch(94.19 31.44 172.16)
OKLAB: oklab(93.85% -0.0894 0.0109)
OKLCH: oklch(93.85% 0.09 173.06)
Nearest name: Seafoam

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Color harmonies

Complementary

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

Opacity variations

#aaffe51a

#aaffe533

#aaffe54d

#aaffe566

#aaffe580

#aaffe599

#aaffe5b3

#aaffe5cc

#aaffe5e6

#aaffe5ff

On white

1.16:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

18.14:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 1.16:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

Clean, technical, and effortlessly modern

Cyan and teal sit between blue's trust and green's calm, reading as clinical and precise. They perform well in data visualisation because they remain distinguishable for most forms of colour vision deficiency.

Water, hygiene, and clarity almost universally. Teal specifically carries a mid-century and medical association in Western design history.

Cyan entered common vocabulary through four-colour printing, where it is one of the process inks. Egyptian blue and later cerulean gave artists the closest historical equivalents.

Excellent for healthcare, SaaS, and fintech seeking approachability without blue's ubiquity. Deepen it for text use — bright cyan rarely reaches AA on white.

Common industries: Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, Water & utilities, Beauty. Pairs well with coral for warmth, deep navy for hierarchy, soft gray for restraint.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-seafoam: #aaffe5;
  --color-seafoam-rgb: 170 255 229;
  --color-seafoam-hsl: 162 100% 83%;
  --color-seafoam-oklch: 93.85% 0.09 173.06;
}

.element {
  color: #aaffe5;
  background-color: hsl(162, 100%, 83%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(170 255 229 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$seafoam: #aaffe5;
$seafoam-light: #d5fff2;
$seafoam-dark: #558073;

.element {
  color: $seafoam;
  background: rgba($seafoam, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($seafoam, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@seafoam: #aaffe5;
@seafoam-light: lighten(@seafoam, 12%);
@seafoam-dark: darken(@seafoam, 12%);

.element {
  color: @seafoam;
  background: fade(@seafoam, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-seafoam-50: #eefffa;
  --color-seafoam-100: #e6fff7;
  --color-seafoam-200: #ddfff5;
  --color-seafoam-300: #ccffef;
  --color-seafoam-400: #bbffea;
  --color-seafoam-500: #aaffe5;
  --color-seafoam-600: #99e6ce;
  --color-seafoam-700: #77b3a0;
  --color-seafoam-800: #558073;
  --color-seafoam-900: #334d45;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-seafoam-500 text-seafoam-50 ring-seafoam-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#aaffe5]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$seafoam: #aaffe5;
$primary: $seafoam;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "seafoam": $seafoam
));

// Generates .text-seafoam, .bg-seafoam, .btn-seafoam
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color seafoam = Color(0xFFAAFFE5);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor seafoamSwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFAAFFE5, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEEFFFA),
  100: Color(0xFFE6FFF7),
  200: Color(0xFFDDFFF5),
  300: Color(0xFFCCFFEF),
  400: Color(0xFFBBFFEA),
  500: Color(0xFFAAFFE5),
  600: Color(0xFF99E6CE),
  700: Color(0xFF77B3A0),
  800: Color(0xFF558073),
  900: Color(0xFF334D45),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #aaffe5 — Seafoam
    static let seafoam = Color(
        red: 0.6667,
        green: 1,
        blue: 0.898
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let seafoam = UIColor(
        red: 0.6667,
        green: 1,
        blue: 0.898,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="seafoam">#AAFFE5</color>
    <color name="seafoam_translucent">#80AAFFE5</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val Seafoam = Color(0xFFAAFFE5)

JavaScript

export const SEAFOAM = {
  hex: "#aaffe5",
  rgb: [170, 255, 229],
  hsl: [162, 100, 83],
  oklch: "oklch(93.85% 0.09 173.06)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "seafoam": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#aaffe5",
    "$description": "Seafoam — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}