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#95CAA3

Seafoam · light cool green

About #95CAA3

#95CAA3 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 79% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 13.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CA95BC (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red149
Green202
Blue163

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #95CAA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #95CAA3.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #95CAA3.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95CAA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95CAA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC1A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8DC8BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95CAA3?

#95CAA3 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 79% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #95CAA3?

Use black text. Black on #95CAA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95CAA3?

Its complementary colour is #CA95BC, and analogous partners are #A2CA95 and #95CABD.