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#C3EDD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C3EDD2

With the hex code #C3EDD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDC3DE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green237
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #C3EDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3EDD2.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C3EDD2.
16.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3EDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3EDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCECE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3EDD2?

With the hex code #C3EDD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3EDD2?

Use black text. Black on #C3EDD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3EDD2?

Its complementary colour is #EDC3DE, and analogous partners are #C9EDC3 and #C3EDE7.