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#ACFFD8

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #ACFFD8

#ACFFD8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 8.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFACD3 (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 18.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green255
Blue216

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.9
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 22.3

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

Text on #ACFFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ACFFD8.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #ACFFD8.
18.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACFFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACFFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF4D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99FFF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACFFD8?

#ACFFD8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACFFD8?

Use black text. Black on #ACFFD8 has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACFFD8?

Its complementary colour is #FFACD3, and analogous partners are #ACFFAF and #ACFCFF.