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#84FF8D

Mint · very light cool green

About #84FF8D

With the hex code #84FF8D, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 100% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mint — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Emerald. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF84F6, a orchid 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 — 16.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red132
Green255
Blue141

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 8.2
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 23.7
Kelly Green
#4CBB17 · ΔE 31.0

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

Text on #84FF8D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #84FF8D.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #84FF8D.
16.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #84FF8D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#84FF8D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFEC84
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E194
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#71FAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #84FF8D?

With the hex code #84FF8D, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 100% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #84FF8D?

Use black text. Black on #84FF8D has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #84FF8D?

Its complementary colour is #FF84F6, and analogous partners are #B9FF84 and #84FFCA.