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#C8FFC5

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #C8FFC5

#C8FFC5 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 100% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 14.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCC5FF (mauve), 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 — 18.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red200
Green255
Blue197

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 20.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 21.8

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

Text on #C8FFC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C8FFC5.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #C8FFC5.
18.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8FFC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8FFC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9EFC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3FBEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8FFC5?

#C8FFC5 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 100% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8FFC5?

Use black text. Black on #C8FFC5 has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8FFC5?

Its complementary colour is #FCC5FF, and analogous partners are #E5FFC5 and #C5FFDF.