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#C8E2CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8E2CF

With the hex code #C8E2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2C8DB, 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 — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green226
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #C8E2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8E2CF.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8E2CF.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8E2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8E2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDAD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E1DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8E2CF?

With the hex code #C8E2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8E2CF?

Use black text. Black on #C8E2CF has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8E2CF?

Its complementary colour is #E2C8DB, and analogous partners are #CEE2C8 and #C8E2DC.