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#C1DFD3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C1DFD3

With the hex code #C1DFD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFC1CD, 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 — 14.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red193
Green223
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #C1DFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1DFD3.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1DFD3.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1DFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1DFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDBD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D7D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDFDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1DFD3?

With the hex code #C1DFD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C1DFD3?

Use black text. Black on #C1DFD3 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1DFD3?

Its complementary colour is #DFC1CD, and analogous partners are #C1DFC4 and #C1DCDF.