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#C6ECDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C6ECDC

With the hex code #C6ECDC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECC6D6, 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 16.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green236
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C6ECDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6ECDC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6ECDC.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6ECDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6ECDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEECE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6ECDC?

With the hex code #C6ECDC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6ECDC?

Use black text. Black on #C6ECDC has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6ECDC?

Its complementary colour is #ECC6D6, and analogous partners are #C6ECC9 and #C6E9EC.