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#B7ECBB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B7ECBB

With the hex code #B7ECBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECB7E8, a lilac 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 — 15.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green236
Blue187

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 21.5

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

Text on #B7ECBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7ECBB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B7ECBB.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7ECBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7ECBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE2B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1E9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7ECBB?

With the hex code #B7ECBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7ECBB?

Use black text. Black on #B7ECBB has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7ECBB?

Its complementary colour is #ECB7E8, and analogous partners are #CEECB7 and #B7ECD5.