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#B4EBBA

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B4EBBA

#B4EBBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 92% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 10.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBB4E5 (lilac), 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 15.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green235
Blue186

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 21.6

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

Text on #B4EBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4EBBA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4EBBA.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4EBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4EBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE1B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEE8DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4EBBA?

#B4EBBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 92% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4EBBA?

Use black text. Black on #B4EBBA has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4EBBA?

Its complementary colour is #EBB4E5, and analogous partners are #CAEBB4 and #B4EBD5.