#A4E4D4
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #A4E4D4
#A4E4D4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4A4B4 (light pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A4E4D4?
#A4E4D4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A4E4D4?
Use black text. Black on #A4E4D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A4E4D4?
Its complementary colour is #E4A4B4, and analogous partners are #A4E4B4 and #A4D4E4.