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#84FFCA

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #84FFCA

#84FFCA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 100% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.9), with Turquoise the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF84B9 (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 17.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red132
Green255
Blue202

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.9
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 21.8
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 25.3

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

Text on #84FFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #84FFCA.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #84FFCA.
17.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #84FFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#84FFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF0C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5CFFF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #84FFCA?

#84FFCA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 100% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #84FFCA?

Use black text. Black on #84FFCA has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #84FFCA?

Its complementary colour is #FF84B9, and analogous partners are #84FF8C and #84F7FF.