#ACDFC3
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #ACDFC3
#ACDFC3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFACC8 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ACDFC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.10:1, 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 #ACDFC3?
#ACDFC3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACDFC3?
Use black text. Black on #ACDFC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACDFC3?
Its complementary colour is #DFACC8, and analogous partners are #AFDFAC and #ACDFDC.