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#C2EFCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFCC

#C2EFCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.6), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC2E5 (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 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green239
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #C2EFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCC.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCC.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCEDE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFCC?

#C2EFCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFCC?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFCC has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFCC?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2E5, and analogous partners are #CFEFC2 and #C2EFE3.