#A8FFEC
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #A8FFEC
#A8FFEC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 100% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 14.2); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFA8BB — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A8FFEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.18:1 (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 #A8FFEC?
#A8FFEC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 100% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A8FFEC?
Use black text. Black on #A8FFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A8FFEC?
Its complementary colour is #FFA8BB, and analogous partners are #A8FFC1 and #A8E7FF.