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#C5EBD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C5EBD2

With the hex code #C5EBD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBC5DE, 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 16.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red197
Green235
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #C5EBD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5EBD2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5EBD2.
16.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5EBD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5EBD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE5D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFEAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5EBD2?

With the hex code #C5EBD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C5EBD2?

Use black text. Black on #C5EBD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5EBD2?

Its complementary colour is #EBC5DE, and analogous partners are #CBEBC5 and #C5EBE5.