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#90DFAE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #90DFAE

#90DFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 87% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 5.0), with Pistachio the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DF90C1 (wisteria), 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 13.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red144
Green223
Blue174

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 5.0
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 21.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 22.2

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

Text on #90DFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #90DFAE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #90DFAE.
13.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90DFAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90DFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED3AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CBB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#81DED1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90DFAE?

#90DFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 87% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #90DFAE?

Use black text. Black on #90DFAE has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90DFAE?

Its complementary colour is #DF90C1, and analogous partners are #99DF90 and #90DFD6.