#C8FFA1
Mint · very light cool green
About #C8FFA1
#C8FFA1 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 100% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mint and Pistachio (ΔE 16.8), with Pistachio the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8A1FF (mauve), 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 — 18.27:1, 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 #C8FFA1?
#C8FFA1 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 100% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8FFA1?
Use black text. Black on #C8FFA1 has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8FFA1?
Its complementary colour is #D8A1FF, and analogous partners are #F7FFA1 and #A1FFA9.