Seafoam #93E9BE

#93E9BESeafoam
HEX#93E9BE
RGBrgb(147, 233, 190)
HSLhsl(150, 66%, 75%)
HSVhsv(150, 37%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.104 161.5)
OKLABoklab(86.8% -0.098 0.033)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 18%, 9%)

Seafoam (#93E9BE) is a very light, moderately saturated green hue. Seafoam is a pale, minty green-blue popular in beach and 1950s kitchen palettes.

In RGB it is made of 147 red, 233 green and 190 blue. Its HSL hue angle is 150° with 66% saturation and 75% lightness, while its perceptual OKLCH lightness is 87% with a chroma of 0.104. For print, a starting CMYK mix is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

As a text color on white, Seafoam has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1, which fails WCAG AA even for large text. On black it reaches 14.64:1 and passes AA for normal text. If you use Seafoam as a background, put black (or very dark) text on it. The APCA lightness contrast is Lc 83 for black text and Lc -24 for white text.

Its perceptual complement is #FFBBE5, close to pink. Colors that look most similar are aquamarine, turquoise, powder blue. It looks fairly similar to people with red-green color blindness (ΔE 10), so its meaning mostly survives.

Contrast

Text on white · 1.43:1 ✗
Text on black · 14.64:1 AA ✓
White on Seafoam · APCA Lc -24
Black on Seafoam · APCA Lc 83

Shades and tints of seafoam

Color harmonies

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How seafoam looks with color blindness

Protanopia: #E7DDBCDeuteranopia: #D9D3C1Tritanopia: #7FE9DDAchromatopsia: #D7D7D7

Similar colors

Aquamarine#7FFFD4Turquoise#40E0D0Powder Blue#B0E0E6Electric Blue#7DF9FFMint#98FF98Aqua#00FFFFSky Blue#87CEEBPistachio#93C572

FAQ

What is the hex code for seafoam?

The hex code for seafoam is #93E9BE, which is rgb(147, 233, 190) in RGB.

What text color goes on seafoam?

Black text. Its contrast with seafoam is 14.64:1.

What color is the complement of seafoam?

The perceptual (OKLCH) complement of #93E9BE is #FFBBE5.

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