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#C2DCD1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2DCD1

#C2DCD1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC2CD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2DCD1 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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Red194
Green220
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #C2DCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD1.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD1.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D5D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DCD1?

#C2DCD1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DCD1?

Use black text. Black on #C2DCD1 has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DCD1?

Its complementary colour is #DCC2CD, and analogous partners are #C2DCC4 and #C2DADC.