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#A4D2BF

Pale Mint · light cool green

About #A4D2BF

#A4D2BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 82% green and 75% 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 11.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2A4B7 (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 — 12.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red164
Green210
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #A4D2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A4D2BF.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #A4D2BF.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4D2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4D2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AD2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4D2BF?

#A4D2BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 82% green and 75% 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 #A4D2BF?

Use black text. Black on #A4D2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4D2BF?

Its complementary colour is #D2A4B7, and analogous partners are #A4D2A8 and #A4CED2.