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#C2EFCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFCD

#C2EFCD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.1); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFC2E4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2EFCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green239
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #C2EFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCD.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCD.
16.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E2CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCEEE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFCD?

#C2EFCD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFCD?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFCD has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFCD?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2E4, and analogous partners are #CEEFC2 and #C2EFE4.