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#C4E0CC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E0CC

With the hex code #C4E0CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0C4D8, 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 14.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green224
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #C4E0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E0CC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E0CC.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0DFDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E0CC?

With the hex code #C4E0CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E0CC?

Use black text. Black on #C4E0CC has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E0CC?

Its complementary colour is #E0C4D8, and analogous partners are #CAE0C4 and #C4E0DA.