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#97DFBF

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #97DFBF

#97DFBF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 7.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DF97B7 (lilac), 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 — 13.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green223
Blue191

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.6
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 19.6

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

Text on #97DFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #97DFBF.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #97DFBF.
13.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97DFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97DFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD5BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CDC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86DFD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97DFBF?

#97DFBF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97DFBF?

Use black text. Black on #97DFBF has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97DFBF?

Its complementary colour is #DF97B7, and analogous partners are #97DF9B and #97DBDF.