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#C2EFD5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFD5

#C2EFD5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC2DC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green239
Blue213

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.1
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 #C2EFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD5.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFD5.
16.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAEFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFD5?

#C2EFD5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFD5?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFD5?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2DC, and analogous partners are #C6EFC2 and #C2EFEC.