#AFEACD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #AFEACD
#AFEACD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.3); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAAFCC — a pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #AFEACD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFEACD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFEACD?
#AFEACD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFEACD?
Use black text. Black on #AFEACD has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFEACD?
Its complementary colour is #EAAFCC, and analogous partners are #AFEAB0 and #AFE9EA.