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#C1DBCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C1DBCD

#C1DBCD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBC1CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C1DBCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red193
Green219
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #C1DBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1DBCD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1DBCD.
14.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1DBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1DBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1DBCD?

#C1DBCD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1DBCD?

Use black text. Black on #C1DBCD has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1DBCD?

Its complementary colour is #DBC1CF, and analogous partners are #C2DBC1 and #C1DBDA.