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#C4ECC4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4ECC4

#C4ECC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.1), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC4EC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green236
Blue196

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #C4ECC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4ECC4.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4ECC4.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4ECC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4ECC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E0C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0EAE1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4ECC4?

#C4ECC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4ECC4?

Use black text. Black on #C4ECC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4ECC4?

Its complementary colour is #ECC4EC, and analogous partners are #D8ECC4 and #C4ECD8.