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#C0ECBF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C0ECBF

#C0ECBF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 93% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.8), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBBFEC (lilac), 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 — 15.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green236
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.7

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

Text on #C0ECBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0ECBF.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C0ECBF.
15.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0ECBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0ECBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DFC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCE9DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0ECBF?

#C0ECBF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 93% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0ECBF?

Use black text. Black on #C0ECBF has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0ECBF?

Its complementary colour is #EBBFEC, and analogous partners are #D7ECBF and #BFECD5.