#C3D9CD
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #C3D9CD
#C3D9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9C3CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3D9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3D9CD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3D9CD?
#C3D9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3D9CD?
Use black text. Black on #C3D9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3D9CD?
Its complementary colour is #D9C3CF, and analogous partners are #C4D9C3 and #C3D9D8.