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#C2DCD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2DCD2

With the hex code #C2DCD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCC2CC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green220
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #C2DCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DCD2.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD8D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D5D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DCD2?

With the hex code #C2DCD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DCD2?

Use black text. Black on #C2DCD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DCD2?

Its complementary colour is #DCC2CC, and analogous partners are #C2DCC5 and #C2D9DC.