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#AEE2CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #AEE2CF

#AEE2CF 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 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2AEC1 (pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green226
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #AEE2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #AEE2CF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #AEE2CF.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEE2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEE2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D4D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2E3DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEE2CF?

#AEE2CF 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 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEE2CF?

Use black text. Black on #AEE2CF has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEE2CF?

Its complementary colour is #E2AEC1, and analogous partners are #AEE2B5 and #AEDBE2.