#81FFBE
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #81FFBE
#81FFBE is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 100% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Seafoam and Mint (ΔE 17.2), with Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF81C2 (hot pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.98:1 (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 #81FFBE?
#81FFBE is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 100% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #81FFBE?
Use black text. Black on #81FFBE has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #81FFBE?
Its complementary colour is #FF81C2, and analogous partners are #83FF81 and #81FFFD.