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#ABFFAF

Mint · very light cool green

About #ABFFAF

#ABFFAF is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mint (ΔE 13.4), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFABFB (mauve), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green255
Blue175

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 13.4
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 19.7
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 21.9

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

Text on #ABFFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #ABFFAF.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #ABFFAF.
17.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABFFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF0AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1FBEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABFFAF?

#ABFFAF is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 100% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABFFAF?

Use black text. Black on #ABFFAF has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABFFAF?

Its complementary colour is #FFABFB, and analogous partners are #D1FFAB and #ABFFD9.