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#B4E4AC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B4E4AC

#B4E4AC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 89% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 13.4), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCACE4 (wisteria), 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 14.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green228
Blue172

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #B4E4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4E4AC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4E4AC.
14.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4E4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4E4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1E0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4E4AC?

#B4E4AC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 89% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4E4AC?

Use black text. Black on #B4E4AC has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4E4AC?

Its complementary colour is #DCACE4, and analogous partners are #D0E4AC and #ACE4C0.