#72FFC1
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #72FFC1
#72FFC1 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Seafoam and Mint (ΔE 18.7), with Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF72B0 (hot pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.79:1, 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 #72FFC1?
#72FFC1 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #72FFC1?
Use black text. Black on #72FFC1 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #72FFC1?
Its complementary colour is #FF72B0, and analogous partners are #72FF7B and #72F6FF.