#85DFB7
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #85DFB7
#85DFB7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 87% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 4.0); Turquoise comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DF85AD — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #85DFB7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.24:1, 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 #85DFB7?
#85DFB7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 87% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #85DFB7?
Use black text. Black on #85DFB7 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #85DFB7?
Its complementary colour is #DF85AD, and analogous partners are #85DF8A and #85DADF.