#C2E8A7
Matcha · very light cool green
About #C2E8A7
#C2E8A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 91% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Matcha and Pistachio (ΔE 17.5); Pistachio comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDA7E8 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2E8A7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2E8A7
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How #C2E8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2E8A7?
#C2E8A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 91% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2E8A7?
Use black text. Black on #C2E8A7 has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2E8A7?
Its complementary colour is #CDA7E8, and analogous partners are #E2E8A7 and #A7E8AC.