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#8EC8A5

Seafoam · light cool green

About #8EC8A5

With the hex code #8EC8A5, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C88EB1, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red142
Green200
Blue165

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #8EC8A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #8EC8A5.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #8EC8A5.
10.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EC8A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EC8A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7BFA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB8A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#83C7BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EC8A5?

With the hex code #8EC8A5, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 78% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EC8A5?

Use black text. Black on #8EC8A5 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EC8A5?

Its complementary colour is #C88EB1, and analogous partners are #94C88E and #8EC8C2.