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#C5ECDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C5ECDB

#C5ECDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC5D6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red197
Green236
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C5ECDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5ECDB.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5ECDB.
16.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5ECDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5ECDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDECE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5ECDB?

#C5ECDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C5ECDB?

Use black text. Black on #C5ECDB has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5ECDB?

Its complementary colour is #ECC5D6, and analogous partners are #C5ECC8 and #C5EAEC.