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#C2EFDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2EFDB

#C2EFDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 1.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC2D6 (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 — 16.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green239
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 1.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #C2EFDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFDB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2EFDB.
16.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9EFE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFDB?

#C2EFDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFDB?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFDB has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFDB?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2D6, and analogous partners are #C2EFC5 and #C2EDEF.