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#C8E2D3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8E2D3

#C8E2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2C8D7 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red200
Green226
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #C8E2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8E2D3.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8E2D3.
15.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8E2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8E2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4E2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8E2D3?

#C8E2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8E2D3?

Use black text. Black on #C8E2D3 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8E2D3?

Its complementary colour is #E2C8D7, and analogous partners are #CAE2C8 and #C8E2E0.