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#ACDFBE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #ACDFBE

With the hex code #ACDFBE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFACCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green223
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #ACDFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #ACDFBE.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #ACDFBE.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACDFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D1C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4DED5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACDFBE?

With the hex code #ACDFBE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACDFBE?

Use black text. Black on #ACDFBE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACDFBE?

Its complementary colour is #DFACCD, and analogous partners are #B4DFAC and #ACDFD8.