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#C2DCD0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2DCD0

#C2DCD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCC2CE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green220
Blue208

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #C2DCD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD0.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD0.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DCD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DCD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DCD0?

#C2DCD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DCD0?

Use black text. Black on #C2DCD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DCD0?

Its complementary colour is #DCC2CE, and analogous partners are #C2DCC3 and #C2DBDC.