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#AFEACC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #AFEACC

#AFEACC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.6), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAAFCD (lilac), 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 15.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green234
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.7

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

Text on #AFEACC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #AFEACC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #AFEACC.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFEACC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3EAE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFEACC?

#AFEACC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFEACC?

Use black text. Black on #AFEACC has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFEACC?

Its complementary colour is #EAAFCD, and analogous partners are #B0EAAF and #AFEAEA.