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#8DFF7F

Mint · very light cool green

About #8DFF7F

#8DFF7F is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 100% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mint (ΔE 12.7), with Kelly Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F17FFF (orchid), 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 — 16.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red141
Green255
Blue127

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 12.7
Kelly Green
#4CBB17 · ΔE 27.2
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 28.3

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

Text on #8DFF7F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #8DFF7F.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #8DFF7F.
16.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DFF7F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DFF7F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFEC74
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E288
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#81F8E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DFF7F?

#8DFF7F is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 100% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DFF7F?

Use black text. Black on #8DFF7F has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DFF7F?

Its complementary colour is #F17FFF, and analogous partners are #CDFF7F and #7FFFB1.