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#C4E4C3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E4C3

#C4E4C3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3C3E4 (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 — 15.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green228
Blue195

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C4E4C3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E4C3.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E4C3.
15.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E4C3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E4C3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DEC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DAC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1E2DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E4C3?

#C4E4C3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E4C3?

Use black text. Black on #C4E4C3 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E4C3?

Its complementary colour is #E3C3E4, and analogous partners are #D5E4C3 and #C3E4D2.