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#C2EFD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFD4

With the hex code #C2EFD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 94% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 3.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFC2DD, 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 16.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green239
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #C2EFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD4.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD4.
16.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAEEE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFD4?

With the hex code #C2EFD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 94% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFD4?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFD4?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2DD, and analogous partners are #C7EFC2 and #C2EFEB.