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#B2DFAC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B2DFAC

With the hex code #B2DFAC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 87% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9ACDF, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green223
Blue172

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B2DFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B2DFAC.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B2DFAC.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2DFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2DFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2D6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD1AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFDCD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2DFAC?

With the hex code #B2DFAC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 87% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2DFAC?

Use black text. Black on #B2DFAC has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2DFAC?

Its complementary colour is #D9ACDF, and analogous partners are #CBDFAC and #ACDFC0.