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#C3E4CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C3E4CD

#C3E4CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4C3DA (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 — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red195
Green228
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #C3E4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3E4CD.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3E4CD.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3E4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3E4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEE3DD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3E4CD?

#C3E4CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C3E4CD?

Use black text. Black on #C3E4CD has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3E4CD?

Its complementary colour is #E4C3DA, and analogous partners are #C9E4C3 and #C3E4DE.