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#C6DFD7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C6DFD7

With the hex code #C6DFD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 9.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFC6CE, 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 — 14.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green223
Blue215

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C6DFD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DFD7.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DFD7.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DFD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DFD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDCD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1E0DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DFD7?

With the hex code #C6DFD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DFD7?

Use black text. Black on #C6DFD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DFD7?

Its complementary colour is #DFC6CE, and analogous partners are #C6DFCB and #C6DBDF.