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#C2EFD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFD2

#C2EFD2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.6), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC2DF (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 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green239
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #C2EFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD2.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBEEE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFD2?

#C2EFD2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFD2?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFD2?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2DF, and analogous partners are #C9EFC2 and #C2EFE9.