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#73FFD4

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #73FFD4

With the hex code #73FFD4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 100% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 14.5 — followed by Turquoise. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF739E, a blush 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 16.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red115
Green255
Blue212

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.5
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 17.2
Aqua
#00FFFF · ΔE 23.2

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

Text on #73FFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #73FFD4.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #73FFD4.
16.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #73FFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#73FFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F0D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#28FFF3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #73FFD4?

With the hex code #73FFD4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 100% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #73FFD4?

Use black text. Black on #73FFD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #73FFD4?

Its complementary colour is #FF739E, and analogous partners are #73FF8E and #73E4FF.