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#C4E2D0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E2D0

With the hex code #C4E2D0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2C4D6, 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 15.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green226
Blue208

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #C4E2D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E2D0.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E2D0.
15.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E2D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E2D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFE2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E2D0?

With the hex code #C4E2D0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E2D0?

Use black text. Black on #C4E2D0 has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E2D0?

Its complementary colour is #E2C4D6, and analogous partners are #C7E2C4 and #C4E2DF.