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#B4E8B7

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B4E8B7

#B4E8B7 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8B4E5 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green232
Blue183

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 20.3

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

Text on #B4E8B7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4E8B7.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4E8B7.
15.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4E8B7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4E8B7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EADEB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFE5DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4E8B7?

#B4E8B7 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4E8B7?

Use black text. Black on #B4E8B7 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4E8B7?

Its complementary colour is #E8B4E5, and analogous partners are #CBE8B4 and #B4E8D1.