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#C2EEC4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EEC4

#C2EEC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.1), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEC2EC (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 16.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green238
Blue196

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #C2EEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EEC4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EEC4.
16.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E6C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E1C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEECE2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EEC4?

#C2EEC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EEC4?

Use black text. Black on #C2EEC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EEC4?

Its complementary colour is #EEC2EC, and analogous partners are #D6EEC2 and #C2EEDA.