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#C8EBD9

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8EBD9

#C8EBD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBC8DA (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 — 16.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green235
Blue217

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #C8EBD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8EBD9.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8EBD9.
16.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8EBD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8EBD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8EBD9?

#C8EBD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8EBD9?

Use black text. Black on #C8EBD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8EBD9?

Its complementary colour is #EBC8DA, and analogous partners are #C9EBC8 and #C8EBEB.