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#C7EACE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C7EACE

With the hex code #C7EACE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 92% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAC7E3, 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 16.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green234
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #C7EACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C7EACE.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C7EACE.
16.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7EACE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7EACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3E9E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7EACE?

With the hex code #C7EACE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 92% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7EACE?

Use black text. Black on #C7EACE has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7EACE?

Its complementary colour is #EAC7E3, and analogous partners are #D2EAC7 and #C7EAE0.