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#B6ECBB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B6ECBB

#B6ECBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 10.6); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECB6E7 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #B6ECBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green236
Blue187

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 21.7

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

Text on #B6ECBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B6ECBB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B6ECBB.
15.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6ECBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6ECBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE2B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DCBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0E9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6ECBB?

#B6ECBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6ECBB?

Use black text. Black on #B6ECBB has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6ECBB?

Its complementary colour is #ECB6E7, and analogous partners are #CCECB6 and #B6ECD6.