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#C2EDD5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EDD5

#C2EDD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDC2DA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2EDD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green237
Blue213

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.2
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 #C2EDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EDD5.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EDD5.
16.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAEDE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EDD5?

#C2EDD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EDD5?

Use black text. Black on #C2EDD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EDD5?

Its complementary colour is #EDC2DA, and analogous partners are #C5EDC2 and #C2EDEB.