#B0FF72
Mint · very light cool green
About #B0FF72
#B0FF72 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 100% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mint and Kelly Green (ΔE 19.1); Kelly Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C172FF — a amethyst tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B0FF72 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.39:1 (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 #B0FF72?
#B0FF72 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 100% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B0FF72?
Use black text. Black on #B0FF72 has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B0FF72?
Its complementary colour is #C172FF, and analogous partners are #F6FF72 and #72FF7B.