#80FFB4
Mint · very light cool green
About #80FFB4
#80FFB4 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 100% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mint (ΔE 14.9); Emerald comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FF80CB — a hot pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #80FFB4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #80FFB4?
#80FFB4 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 100% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #80FFB4?
Use black text. Black on #80FFB4 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #80FFB4?
Its complementary colour is #FF80CB, and analogous partners are #8CFF80 and #80FFF3.