#CBFFC3
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #CBFFC3
#CBFFC3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 100% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Seafoam and Pale Mint (ΔE 16.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7C3FF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBFFC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBFFC3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBFFC3?
#CBFFC3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 100% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBFFC3?
Use black text. Black on #CBFFC3 has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBFFC3?
Its complementary colour is #F7C3FF, and analogous partners are #E9FFC3 and #C3FFD9.