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#C4EFDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4EFDB

With the hex code #C4EFDB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 94% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 0.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFC4D8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green239
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 0.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #C4EFDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EFDB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EFDB.
16.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EFDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EFDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCEFE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EFDB?

With the hex code #C4EFDB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 94% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EFDB?

Use black text. Black on #C4EFDB has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EFDB?

Its complementary colour is #EFC4D8, and analogous partners are #C4EFC6 and #C4EEEF.