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#87FFD9

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #87FFD9

#87FFD9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.0), with Turquoise the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF87AD (blush), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red135
Green255
Blue217

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.0
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 16.3
Aqua
#00FFFF · ΔE 22.6

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

Text on #87FFD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #87FFD9.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #87FFD9.
17.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #87FFD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#87FFD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F1D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5AFFF4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #87FFD9?

#87FFD9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #87FFD9?

Use black text. Black on #87FFD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #87FFD9?

Its complementary colour is #FF87AD, and analogous partners are #87FF9D and #87E9FF.