#C3E8BB
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C3E8BB
#C3E8BB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 13.0); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0BBE8 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3E8BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.58:1, 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 #C3E8BB?
#C3E8BB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3E8BB?
Use black text. Black on #C3E8BB has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3E8BB?
Its complementary colour is #E0BBE8, and analogous partners are #DAE8BB and #BBE8CA.