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#C3ECBD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C3ECBD

#C3ECBD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 13.7); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6BDEC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3ECBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.7
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #C3ECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3ECBD.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3ECBD.
16.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3ECBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3ECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DFBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0E9DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3ECBD?

#C3ECBD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C3ECBD?

Use black text. Black on #C3ECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3ECBD?

Its complementary colour is #E6BDEC, and analogous partners are #DBECBD and #BDECCF.