#ADE4CE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #ADE4CE
#ADE4CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.0), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4ADC3 (pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADE4CE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADE4CE?
#ADE4CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADE4CE?
Use black text. Black on #ADE4CE has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADE4CE?
Its complementary colour is #E4ADC3, and analogous partners are #ADE4B3 and #ADDFE4.