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#C4DDCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4DDCD

#C4DDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC4D4 (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 — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green221
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #C4DDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4DDCD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4DDCD.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0DDD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DDCD?

#C4DDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DDCD?

Use black text. Black on #C4DDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DDCD?

Its complementary colour is #DDC4D4, and analogous partners are #C7DDC4 and #C4DDDA.