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#B6EAAF

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B6EAAF

With the hex code #B6EAAF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.2 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3AFEA, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green234
Blue175

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.2
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 19.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 20.0

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

Text on #B6EAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B6EAAF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B6EAAF.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6EAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6EAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DAB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2E6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6EAAF?

With the hex code #B6EAAF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B6EAAF?

Use black text. Black on #B6EAAF has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6EAAF?

Its complementary colour is #E3AFEA, and analogous partners are #D3EAAF and #AFEAC6.