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#C6FDCE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #C6FDCE

With the hex code #C6FDCE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDC6F5, a lilac 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 18.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green253
Blue206

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 20.7

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

Text on #C6FDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCE.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C6FDCE.
18.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6FDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6FDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF3CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFFBF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6FDCE?

With the hex code #C6FDCE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6FDCE?

Use black text. Black on #C6FDCE has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6FDCE?

Its complementary colour is #FDC6F5, and analogous partners are #D9FDC6 and #C6FDEA.