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#C0DDCB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C0DDCB

#C0DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC0D2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #C0DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DDCB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0DDCB.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDDD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0DDCB?

#C0DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #C0DDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #DDC0D2, and analogous partners are #C4DDC0 and #C0DDDA.