#CDFFC7
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #CDFFC7
#CDFFC7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 100% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Seafoam and Pale Mint (ΔE 15.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F9C7FF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDFFC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDFFC7?
#CDFFC7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 100% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDFFC7?
Use black text. Black on #CDFFC7 has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDFFC7?
Its complementary colour is #F9C7FF, and analogous partners are #E9FFC7 and #C7FFDD.