#C6FFEF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C6FFEF
#C6FFEF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.0); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFC6D6 — a bubblegum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C6FFEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.95:1, 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 #C6FFEF?
#C6FFEF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C6FFEF?
Use black text. Black on #C6FFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C6FFEF?
Its complementary colour is #FFC6D6, and analogous partners are #C6FFD2 and #C6F3FF.