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#97E4C2

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #97E4C2

With the hex code #97E4C2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 89% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Seafoam — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E497B9, a lilac 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 14.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green228
Blue194

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 5.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.6
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 18.9

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

Text on #97E4C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #97E4C2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #97E4C2.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97E4C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97E4C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DAC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84E4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97E4C2?

With the hex code #97E4C2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 89% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97E4C2?

Use black text. Black on #97E4C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97E4C2?

Its complementary colour is #E497B9, and analogous partners are #97E49B and #97E0E4.