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#C2EFCE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFCE

With the hex code #C2EFCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFC2E3, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green239
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #C2EFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFCE.
16.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCEEE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFCE?

With the hex code #C2EFCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFCE?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFCE has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFCE?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2E3, and analogous partners are #CDEFC2 and #C2EFE5.