#AFDFAD
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #AFDFAD
#AFDFAD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 87% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.4), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDADDF (wisteria), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFDFAD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFDFAD?
#AFDFAD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 87% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFDFAD?
Use black text. Black on #AFDFAD has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFDFAD?
Its complementary colour is #DDADDF, and analogous partners are #C8DFAD and #ADDFC4.