#5FB892
Seafoam · light cool green
About #5FB892
#5FB892 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 72% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Seafoam and Tiffany Blue (ΔE 17.6); Tiffany Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B85F85 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #5FB892 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5FB892?
#5FB892 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 72% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5FB892?
Use black text. Black on #5FB892 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5FB892?
Its complementary colour is #B85F85, and analogous partners are #5FB865 and #5FB2B8.