Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Seafoam

Seafoam is a balanced green color with HEX #93E9BE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 147, 233, 190, HSL 150, 66%, 75%, cool temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#93E9BE green cool balanced
HEX #93E9BE
RGB rgb(147, 233, 190)
HSL hsl(150 66% 75%)
CMYK cmyk(37, 0, 18, 9)
Luminance 0.682
Contrast Black 14.64:1White 1.43:1

CSS Utilities

--color-seafoam: #93E9BE;
.bg-seafoam { background-color: #93E9BE; }
.text-seafoam { color: #93E9BE; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.682
Black text14.64:1AA Pass
White text1.43:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#93E9BE",
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    233,
    190
  ],
  "hsl": [
    150,
    66,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    18,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.682,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 14.64,
    "white": 1.43
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#E995BF",
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    "#95E995",
    "#95E9E9"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#BF95E9",
    "#E9BF95"
  ],
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    "#9595E9",
    "#E995BF",
    "#E9E995"
  ],
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    "#E995E9",
    "#E99595"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#E1F9ED",
    "#93E9BE",
    "#49DA91"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#E1F9ED",
  "dark": "#49DA91",
  "saturated": "#87F7BF",
  "desaturated": "#A3DBBF",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#A8FFD4"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#E995BF",
    "#95E995",
    "#95E9E9"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#A3DBBF",
    "#E1F9ED"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#E1F9ED",
    "#A3DBBF"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "aquamarine",
    "mint-green",
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  ],
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    "seafoam"
  ],
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    "celadon-vs-seafoam",
    "seafoam-vs-pastel-teal"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/seafoam",
      "/wcag/seafoam",
      "/css/colors/seafoam",
      "/hex/93e9be"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "seafoam",
  "name": "Seafoam",
  "hex": "#93E9BE",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
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    "associations": [
      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "cool",
    "balanced",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    147,
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    190
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    66,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    18,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.682,
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  },
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    "complementary": "#E995BF",
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      "#95E995",
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    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "#49DA91"
    ]
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    "saturated": "#87F7BF",
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    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#A8FFD4"
  },
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    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
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    "utility": ".bg-seafoam { background-color: #93E9BE; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-seafoam { color: #93E9BE; }"
  },
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    "mint-green",
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
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    "/wcag/seafoam",
    "/css/colors/seafoam",
    "/hex/93e9be"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/seafoam",
      "/css/colors/seafoam",
      "/hex/93e9be"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#E995BF",
      "#95E995",
      "#95E9E9"
    ],
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      "#A3DBBF",
      "#E1F9ED"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#E1F9ED",
      "#A3DBBF"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Seafoam Color

Seafoam sits in the green family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Seafoam is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Seafoam is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Seafoam accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #93E9BE.Seafoam CSS utilitiesUse Seafoam in CSS variables and utility classes.#93E9BE HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Seafoam paletteOpen the generated palette based on Seafoam.Seafoam harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Seafoam against black and white text.

Black text14.64:1AA Pass
White text1.43:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2
Celadon#ACE1AF
Aquamarine#7FFFD4
Mint Green#98FB98
Pale Green#98FB98

Color Harmonies

#E995BF#E995BF
#95E995#95E995
#95E9E9#95E9E9
#BF95E9#BF95E9
#E9BF95#E9BF95
Open full Seafoam harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E1F9ED#E1F9ED
#49DA91#49DA91
#87F7BF#87F7BF
#A3DBBF#A3DBBF
White#FFFFFF
#A8FFD4#A8FFD4

Pairings

Black#000000
#E995BF#E995BF
#95E995#95E995
#95E9E9#95E9E9
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5