#BBE9CF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BBE9CF
With the hex code #BBE9CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9BBD5, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.67:1, 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 #BBE9CF?
With the hex code #BBE9CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BBE9CF?
Use black text. Black on #BBE9CF has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBE9CF?
Its complementary colour is #E9BBD5, and analogous partners are #BEE9BB and #BBE9E6.