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#96FFD3

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #96FFD3

#96FFD3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 100% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 8.5), with Turquoise the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF96C2 (light pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red150
Green255
Blue211

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.5
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 19.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 23.7

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

Text on #96FFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #96FFD3.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #96FFD3.
17.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #96FFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#96FFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#79FFF2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #96FFD3?

#96FFD3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 100% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #96FFD3?

Use black text. Black on #96FFD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #96FFD3?

Its complementary colour is #FF96C2, and analogous partners are #96FF9F and #96F6FF.