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#B3FFEC

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #B3FFEC

#B3FFEC is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 100% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.3), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB3C6 (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 18.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green255
Blue236

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #B3FFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B3FFEC.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B3FFEC.
18.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3FFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3FFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECECED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DFFF9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3FFEC?

#B3FFEC is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 100% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3FFEC?

Use black text. Black on #B3FFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3FFEC?

Its complementary colour is #FFB3C6, and analogous partners are #B3FFC6 and #B3ECFF.