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#ABFFD6

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #ABFFD6

#ABFFD6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 8.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFABD4 (light pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green255
Blue214

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.8
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 22.5

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

Text on #ABFFD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ABFFD6.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ABFFD6.
18.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABFFD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABFFD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF3D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE9D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98FFF3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABFFD6?

#ABFFD6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABFFD6?

Use black text. Black on #ABFFD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABFFD6?

Its complementary colour is #FFABD4, and analogous partners are #ABFFAC and #ABFEFF.