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#B2DFC5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B2DFC5

#B2DFC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFB2CC (thistle), 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 — 14.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green223
Blue197

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #B2DFC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B2DFC5.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B2DFC5.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2DFC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2DFC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED8C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D2C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AADFD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2DFC5?

#B2DFC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2DFC5?

Use black text. Black on #B2DFC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2DFC5?

Its complementary colour is #DFB2CC, and analogous partners are #B5DFB2 and #B2DFDC.