#72FFC6
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #72FFC6
With the hex code #72FFC6, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 100% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Seafoam and Turquoise — a ΔE of 17.2 — followed by Turquoise. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF72AB, a hot 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 16.83:1 (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 #72FFC6?
With the hex code #72FFC6, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 100% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #72FFC6?
Use black text. Black on #72FFC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #72FFC6?
Its complementary colour is #FF72AB, and analogous partners are #72FF80 and #72F2FF.