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#C2EDD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EDD4

#C2EDD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDC2DB (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 16.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green237
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #C2EDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EDD4.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EDD4.
16.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBEDE6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EDD4?

#C2EDD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EDD4?

Use black text. Black on #C2EDD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EDD4?

Its complementary colour is #EDC2DB, and analogous partners are #C6EDC2 and #C2EDE9.