#C3EADA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C3EADA
#C3EADA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.3); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAC3D3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3EADA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3EADA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3EADA?
#C3EADA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3EADA?
Use black text. Black on #C3EADA has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3EADA?
Its complementary colour is #EAC3D3, and analogous partners are #C3EAC6 and #C3E6EA.