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#C2FFCA

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #C2FFCA

With the hex code #C2FFCA, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 100% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 24% 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 12.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFC2F7, 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 18.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green255
Blue202

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 18.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 23.1

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

Text on #C2FFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C2FFCA.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C2FFCA.
18.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2FFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2FFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF4C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBFCF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2FFCA?

With the hex code #C2FFCA, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 100% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2FFCA?

Use black text. Black on #C2FFCA has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2FFCA?

Its complementary colour is #FFC2F7, and analogous partners are #D8FFC2 and #C2FFE8.