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#BCE2D2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCE2D2

With the hex code #BCE2D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2BCCC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green226
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #BCE2D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCE2D2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCE2D2.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCE2D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCE2D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D7D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4E2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCE2D2?

With the hex code #BCE2D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCE2D2?

Use black text. Black on #BCE2D2 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCE2D2?

Its complementary colour is #E2BCCC, and analogous partners are #BCE2BF and #BCDFE2.