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#B4EAAF

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B4EAAF

#B4EAAF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 92% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.6), with Pistachio the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5AFEA (wisteria), 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 — 15.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green234
Blue175

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.6
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 19.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 20.4

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

Text on #B4EAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4EAAF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4EAAF.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4EAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4EAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DAB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0E6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4EAAF?

#B4EAAF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 92% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4EAAF?

Use black text. Black on #B4EAAF has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4EAAF?

Its complementary colour is #E5AFEA, and analogous partners are #D2EAAF and #AFEAC8.