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#AAFFA3

Mint · very light cool green

About #AAFFA3

With the hex code #AAFFA3, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 100% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F8A3FF, 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 — 17.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green255
Blue163

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 8.1
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 21.9
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 22.8

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

Text on #AAFFA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #AAFFA3.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #AAFFA3.
17.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAFFA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAFFA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF09D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6E7A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2FAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAFFA3?

With the hex code #AAFFA3, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 100% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAFFA3?

Use black text. Black on #AAFFA3 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAFFA3?

Its complementary colour is #F8A3FF, and analogous partners are #D8FFA3 and #A3FFCA.