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#C6FDCC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #C6FDCC

#C6FDCC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 99% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 13.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDC6F7 (lilac), 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 18.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green253
Blue204

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 20.8

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

Text on #C6FDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCC.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCC.
18.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6FDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6FDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0FAEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6FDCC?

#C6FDCC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 99% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6FDCC?

Use black text. Black on #C6FDCC has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6FDCC?

Its complementary colour is #FDC6F7, and analogous partners are #DBFDC6 and #C6FDE7.