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#90DF82

Mint · very light cool green

About #90DF82

#90DF82 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 87% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mint (ΔE 12.9); Pistachio comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D182DF — a orchid tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #90DF82 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red144
Green223
Blue130

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 12.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 13.2
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #90DF82

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #90DF82.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #90DF82.
13.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90DF82 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90DF82
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D17B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8C988
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8ADAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90DF82?

#90DF82 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 87% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #90DF82?

Use black text. Black on #90DF82 has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90DF82?

Its complementary colour is #D182DF, and analogous partners are #BEDF82 and #82DFA3.