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#A8FFAB

Mint · very light cool green

About #A8FFAB

With the hex code #A8FFAB, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 100% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mint — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFA8FC, a mauve shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green255
Blue171

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 11.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 21.7
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #A8FFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #A8FFAB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #A8FFAB.
17.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8FFAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8FFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF0A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EFAE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8FFAB?

With the hex code #A8FFAB, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 100% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A8FFAB?

Use black text. Black on #A8FFAB has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8FFAB?

Its complementary colour is #FFA8FC, and analogous partners are #D0FFA8 and #A8FFD7.