#C5EADA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C5EADA
#C5EADA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAC5D5 (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 16.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C5EADA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #C5EADA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C5EADA?
#C5EADA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5EADA?
Use black text. Black on #C5EADA has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5EADA?
Its complementary colour is #EAC5D5, and analogous partners are #C5EAC8 and #C5E8EA.