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#C2DEBE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2DEBE

With the hex code #C2DEBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DABEDE, 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 14.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green222
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C2DEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DEBE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2DEBE.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0DCD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DEBE?

With the hex code #C2DEBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DEBE?

Use black text. Black on #C2DEBE has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DEBE?

Its complementary colour is #DABEDE, and analogous partners are #D2DEBE and #BEDECA.