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#96FFD2

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #96FFD2

With the hex code #96FFD2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 100% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Turquoise. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF96C3, a light pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red150
Green255
Blue210

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.5
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 20.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 24.0

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

Text on #96FFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #96FFD2.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #96FFD2.
17.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #96FFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#96FFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF2D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#79FFF2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #96FFD2?

With the hex code #96FFD2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 100% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #96FFD2?

Use black text. Black on #96FFD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #96FFD2?

Its complementary colour is #FF96C3, and analogous partners are #96FF9E and #96F8FF.