#C8EFE5
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C8EFE5
#C8EFE5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 94% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.8); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFC8D2 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C8EFE5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.93:1, 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 #C8EFE5?
#C8EFE5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 94% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8EFE5?
Use black text. Black on #C8EFE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8EFE5?
Its complementary colour is #EFC8D2, and analogous partners are #C8EFD2 and #C8E5EF.