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#C0DBCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C0DBCF

With the hex code #C0DBCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 9.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC0CC, 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 — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green219
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C0DBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DBCF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DBCF.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0DBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0DBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D3D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0DBCF?

With the hex code #C0DBCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0DBCF?

Use black text. Black on #C0DBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0DBCF?

Its complementary colour is #DBC0CC, and analogous partners are #C0DBC2 and #C0DADB.