#C8E4DB
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C8E4DB
#C8E4DB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.4); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4C8D1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C8E4DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.58:1, 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 #C8E4DB?
#C8E4DB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8E4DB?
Use black text. Black on #C8E4DB has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8E4DB?
Its complementary colour is #E4C8D1, and analogous partners are #C8E4CD and #C8DFE4.