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#C8ECDE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8ECDE

#C8ECDE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.2), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC8D6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green236
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #C8ECDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECDE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECDE.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ECDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ECDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ECDE?

#C8ECDE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ECDE?

Use black text. Black on #C8ECDE has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ECDE?

Its complementary colour is #ECC8D6, and analogous partners are #C8ECCC and #C8E8EC.