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#C6FDCB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #C6FDCB

With the hex code #C6FDCB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 99% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.2 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDC6F8, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green253
Blue203

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 20.9

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

Text on #C6FDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCB.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCB.
18.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6FDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6FDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF3C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0FAEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6FDCB?

With the hex code #C6FDCB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 99% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6FDCB?

Use black text. Black on #C6FDCB has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6FDCB?

Its complementary colour is #FDC6F8, and analogous partners are #DDFDC6 and #C6FDE7.