#B4E4A4
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #B4E4A4
#B4E4A4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 89% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Seafoam and Pistachio (ΔE 15.8); Pistachio comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4A4E4 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4E4A4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B4E4A4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4E4A4?
#B4E4A4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 89% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4E4A4?
Use black text. Black on #B4E4A4 has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4E4A4?
Its complementary colour is #D4A4E4, and analogous partners are #D4E4A4 and #A4E4B4.