#C5FFFC
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #C5FFFC
#C5FFFC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 100% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.4); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFC5C8 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5FFFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C5FFFC?
#C5FFFC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 100% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5FFFC?
Use black text. Black on #C5FFFC has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5FFFC?
Its complementary colour is #FFC5C8, and analogous partners are #C5FFDF and #C5E5FF.