#ADE4CD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #ADE4CD
With the hex code #ADE4CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4ADC4, a pink 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 — 14.76:1, 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 #ADE4CD?
With the hex code #ADE4CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ADE4CD?
Use black text. Black on #ADE4CD has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADE4CD?
Its complementary colour is #E4ADC4, and analogous partners are #ADE4B2 and #ADDFE4.