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#ADDCBD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #ADDCBD

With the hex code #ADDCBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCADCC, a lilac 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 — 13.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green220
Blue189

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.7
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #ADDCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #ADDCBD.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #ADDCBD.
13.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADDCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD4BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CFBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5DBD3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADDCBD?

With the hex code #ADDCBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADDCBD?

Use black text. Black on #ADDCBD has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADDCBD?

Its complementary colour is #DCADCC, and analogous partners are #B5DCAD and #ADDCD4.