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#73FFAB

Mint · very light cool green

About #73FFAB

#73FFAB is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mint (ΔE 12.8), with Emerald the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF73C7 (hot pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red115
Green255
Blue171

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 12.8
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 19.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 27.0

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

Text on #73FFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #73FFAB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #73FFAB.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #73FFAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#73FFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEEDA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBDFB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#48FCE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #73FFAB?

#73FFAB is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #73FFAB?

Use black text. Black on #73FFAB has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #73FFAB?

Its complementary colour is #FF73C7, and analogous partners are #81FF73 and #73FFF1.