#A9FFAF
Mint · very light cool green
About #A9FFAF
#A9FFAF is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 100% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mint (ΔE 13.0); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFA9F9 — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #A9FFAF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.61:1, 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 #A9FFAF?
#A9FFAF is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 100% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A9FFAF?
Use black text. Black on #A9FFAF has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A9FFAF?
Its complementary colour is #FFA9F9, and analogous partners are #CEFFA9 and #A9FFDA.