#B2E8DA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #B2E8DA
#B2E8DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8B2C0 (pink), 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 15.45:1 (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 #B2E8DA?
#B2E8DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 91% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B2E8DA?
Use black text. Black on #B2E8DA has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2E8DA?
Its complementary colour is #E8B2C0, and analogous partners are #B2E8BF and #B2DBE8.