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#B8DBCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B8DBCC

#B8DBCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBB8C7 (thistle), 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 14.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green219
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #B8DBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DBCC.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DBCC.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8DBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8DBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1DBD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8DBCC?

#B8DBCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8DBCC?

Use black text. Black on #B8DBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8DBCC?

Its complementary colour is #DBB8C7, and analogous partners are #B8DBBB and #B8D8DB.