#B3FFD4
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #B3FFD4
#B3FFD4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 100% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 8.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB3DE (light pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.17:1 (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 #B3FFD4?
#B3FFD4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 100% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3FFD4?
Use black text. Black on #B3FFD4 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3FFD4?
Its complementary colour is #FFB3DE, and analogous partners are #B8FFB3 and #B3FFFA.