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#B7EBBB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B7EBBB

#B7EBBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBB7E7 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #B7EBBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red183
Green235
Blue187

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 21.0

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

Text on #B7EBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7EBBB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7EBBB.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7EBBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7EBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE2B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DCBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1E8DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7EBBB?

#B7EBBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7EBBB?

Use black text. Black on #B7EBBB has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7EBBB?

Its complementary colour is #EBB7E7, and analogous partners are #CDEBB7 and #B7EBD5.