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#B2EEC7

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B2EEC7

With the hex code #B2EEC7, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEB2D9, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green238
Blue199

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 20.9

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

Text on #B2EEC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B2EEC7.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B2EEC7.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2EEC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2EEC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE5C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DEC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8EDE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2EEC7?

With the hex code #B2EEC7, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2EEC7?

Use black text. Black on #B2EEC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2EEC7?

Its complementary colour is #EEB2D9, and analogous partners are #BBEEB2 and #B2EEE5.