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#C4E1C2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E1C2

With the hex code #C4E1C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFC2E1, 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 14.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red196
Green225
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #C4E1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E1C2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E1C2.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DBC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED8C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2DFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E1C2?

With the hex code #C4E1C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E1C2?

Use black text. Black on #C4E1C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E1C2?

Its complementary colour is #DFC2E1, and analogous partners are #D3E1C2 and #C2E1D0.