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#A4FFA4

Mint · very light cool green

About #A4FFA4

#A4FFA4 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 100% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Mint (ΔE 7.3), with Emerald the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFA4FF (mauve), 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 17.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red164
Green255
Blue164

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 7.3
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 21.8
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 22.7

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

Text on #A4FFA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #A4FFA4.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #A4FFA4.
17.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4FFA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4FFA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFEF9E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E6A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AFAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4FFA4?

#A4FFA4 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 100% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4FFA4?

Use black text. Black on #A4FFA4 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4FFA4?

Its complementary colour is #FFA4FF, and analogous partners are #D2FFA4 and #A4FFD2.