Seafoam is a light medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Ocean Green, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Seafoam effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Seafoam is #80F9AD.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Seafoam has 50%% Red, 98% Green, and 68% Blue.
Seafoam has 142° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Seafoam has 142° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 74% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Seafoam has 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#80F9AD |
|
RGB |
(128, 249, 173) |
(50%, 98%, 68%) |
HSV |
(142°, 49, 98) |
(39%, 49%, 98%) |
HSL |
(142°, 91, 74) |
(39%, 91%, 74%) |
CMYK |
(49, 0, 31, 2) |
(49%, 0%, 31%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Seafoam is 75%, which is high.
Seafoam has a higher contrast with black than white.
Seafoam and black have a 16.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Seafoam and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
75% |
AAA (16.1) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Seafoam paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 37% Green, 11% Cyan, 2% Black, 50% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
37%
Blue
0%
Cyan
11%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
50%
To mix Seafoam paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 29% Cyan, 18% Yellow, 2% Black, 50% White, as shown below.
Cyan
29%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
18%
Black
2%
White
50%
Colors similar to Seafoam are: Light Blue Green, Light Bluish Green, Dragon Green, Foam Green, and Light Greenish Blue. Light Blue Green is more cyan than Seafoam. Light Bluish Green is brighter than Seafoam. Dragon Green is more green and brighter than Seafoam. Foam Green is more green and paler and lighter than Seafoam. Light Greenish Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Seafoam.