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#B7EAAE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B7EAAE

With the hex code #B7EAAE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 92% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1AEEA, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green234
Blue174

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.7
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 18.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #B7EAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7EAAE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7EAAE.
15.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7EAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7EAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE0AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DBB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4E6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7EAAE?

With the hex code #B7EAAE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 92% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7EAAE?

Use black text. Black on #B7EAAE has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7EAAE?

Its complementary colour is #E1AEEA, and analogous partners are #D5EAAE and #AEEAC3.