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#95CAA2

Seafoam · light cool green

About #95CAA2

With the hex code #95CAA2, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 79% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CA95BD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red149
Green202
Blue162

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #95CAA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #95CAA2.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #95CAA2.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95CAA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95CAA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC1A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DC8BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95CAA2?

With the hex code #95CAA2, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 79% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #95CAA2?

Use black text. Black on #95CAA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95CAA2?

Its complementary colour is #CA95BD, and analogous partners are #A3CA95 and #95CABD.