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#C6DDCA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C6DDCA

With the hex code #C6DDCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDC6D9, 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 14.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green221
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #C6DDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DDCA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DDCA.
14.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DCD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DDCA?

With the hex code #C6DDCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DDCA?

Use black text. Black on #C6DDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DDCA?

Its complementary colour is #DDC6D9, and analogous partners are #CEDDC6 and #C6DDD5.