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#A2D0BD

Pale Mint · light cool green

About #A2D0BD

#A2D0BD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0A2B5 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green208
Blue189

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #A2D0BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A2D0BD.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A2D0BD.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2D0BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2D0BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98D0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2D0BD?

#A2D0BD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2D0BD?

Use black text. Black on #A2D0BD has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2D0BD?

Its complementary colour is #D0A2B5, and analogous partners are #A2D0A6 and #A2CCD0.