#C4E2D5
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C4E2D5
#C4E2D5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 89% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2C4D1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4E2D5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C4E2D5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C4E2D5?
#C4E2D5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 89% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E2D5?
Use black text. Black on #C4E2D5 has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E2D5?
Its complementary colour is #E2C4D1, and analogous partners are #C4E2C6 and #C4E0E2.