#C4E9AA
Matcha · very light cool green
About #C4E9AA
#C4E9AA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 91% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Matcha and Seafoam (ΔE 17.6); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAAE9 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4E9AA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.58:1 (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 #C4E9AA?
#C4E9AA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 91% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E9AA?
Use black text. Black on #C4E9AA has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E9AA?
Its complementary colour is #CFAAE9, and analogous partners are #E4E9AA and #AAE9AF.