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#B4FFDF

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B4FFDF

#B4FFDF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB4D4 (light pink), 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 — 18.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green255
Blue223

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 23.1

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

Text on #B4FFDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4FFDF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B4FFDF.
18.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4FFDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4FFDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF5DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFECE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3FFF6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4FFDF?

#B4FFDF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4FFDF?

Use black text. Black on #B4FFDF has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4FFDF?

Its complementary colour is #FFB4D4, and analogous partners are #B4FFB9 and #B4FAFF.