#9EFFCA
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #9EFFCA
With the hex code #9EFFCA, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 100% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Turquoise. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF9ED3, a wisteria 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 17.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #9EFFCA?
With the hex code #9EFFCA, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 100% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #9EFFCA?
Use black text. Black on #9EFFCA has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9EFFCA?
Its complementary colour is #FF9ED3, and analogous partners are #A3FF9E and #9EFFFA.