#ADFFD2
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #ADFFD2
#ADFFD2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 100% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Seafoam (ΔE 7.9); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFADDA — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ADFFD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.01:1 (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 #ADFFD2?
#ADFFD2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 100% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADFFD2?
Use black text. Black on #ADFFD2 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADFFD2?
Its complementary colour is #FFADDA, and analogous partners are #B1FFAD and #ADFFFB.