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#A2D0BC

Pale Mint · light cool green

About #A2D0BC

With the hex code #A2D0BC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 82% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0A2B6, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green208
Blue188

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #A2D0BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A2D0BC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A2D0BC.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2D0BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2D0BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98D0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2D0BC?

With the hex code #A2D0BC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 82% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2D0BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2D0BC has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2D0BC?

Its complementary colour is #D0A2B6, and analogous partners are #A2D0A5 and #A2CDD0.