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#C4EFC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4EFC2

#C4EFC2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 94% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.6); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDC2EF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4EFC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red196
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #C4EFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EFC2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EFC2.
16.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE2C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ECE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EFC2?

#C4EFC2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 94% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EFC2?

Use black text. Black on #C4EFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EFC2?

Its complementary colour is #EDC2EF, and analogous partners are #DBEFC2 and #C2EFD7.