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#C0DBCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C0DBCC

With the hex code #C0DBCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC0CF, 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 14.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green219
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #C0DBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DBCC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DBCC.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0DBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0DBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDBD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0DBCC?

With the hex code #C0DBCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0DBCC?

Use black text. Black on #C0DBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0DBCC?

Its complementary colour is #DBC0CF, and analogous partners are #C1DBC0 and #C0DBDA.