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#A2FF9E

Mint · very light cool green

About #A2FF9E

#A2FF9E is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 100% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mint (ΔE 4.4); Emerald comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FB9EFF — a orchid tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #A2FF9E for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green255
Blue158

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 4.4
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 22.0
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 23.4

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

Text on #A2FF9E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #A2FF9E.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #A2FF9E.
17.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2FF9E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2FF9E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFEF97
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E6A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98FAE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2FF9E?

#A2FF9E is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 100% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2FF9E?

Use black text. Black on #A2FF9E has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2FF9E?

Its complementary colour is #FB9EFF, and analogous partners are #D3FF9E and #9EFFCB.