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#C4EBCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4EBCF

#C4EBCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBC4E0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4EBCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green235
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #C4EBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EBCF.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EBCF.
16.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEEAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EBCF?

#C4EBCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EBCF?

Use black text. Black on #C4EBCF has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EBCF?

Its complementary colour is #EBC4E0, and analogous partners are #CDEBC4 and #C4EBE3.