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#ACFFCC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #ACFFCC

#ACFFCC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 8.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFACDF (wisteria), 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 17.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green255
Blue204

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 21.3
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 25.5

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

Text on #ACFFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ACFFCC.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ACFFCC.
17.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACFFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CFEF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACFFCC?

#ACFFCC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACFFCC?

Use black text. Black on #ACFFCC has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACFFCC?

Its complementary colour is #FFACDF, and analogous partners are #B6FFAC and #ACFFF6.