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#C4ECC6

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4ECC6

With the hex code #C4ECC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECC4EA, 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 16.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green236
Blue198

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #C4ECC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4ECC6.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4ECC6.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4ECC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4ECC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE4C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E0C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0EAE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4ECC6?

With the hex code #C4ECC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4ECC6?

Use black text. Black on #C4ECC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4ECC6?

Its complementary colour is #ECC4EA, and analogous partners are #D6ECC4 and #C4ECDA.