#C2EFDC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C2EFDC
#C2EFDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 94% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 1.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFC2D5 — a bubblegum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2EFDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2EFDC?
#C2EFDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 94% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2EFDC?
Use black text. Black on #C2EFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2EFDC?
Its complementary colour is #EFC2D5, and analogous partners are #C2EFC6 and #C2EBEF.