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#C5EBCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C5EBCF

With the hex code #C5EBCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBC5E1, 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 — 16.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red197
Green235
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C5EBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5EBCF.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5EBCF.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5EBCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5EBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0EAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5EBCF?

With the hex code #C5EBCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C5EBCF?

Use black text. Black on #C5EBCF has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5EBCF?

Its complementary colour is #EBC5E1, and analogous partners are #CEEBC5 and #C5EBE2.