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#C8F0CA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8F0CA

With the hex code #C8F0CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 94% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0C8EE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green240
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #C8F0CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8F0CA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8F0CA.
16.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8F0CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8F0CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E8C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4EEE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8F0CA?

With the hex code #C8F0CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 94% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8F0CA?

Use black text. Black on #C8F0CA has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8F0CA?

Its complementary colour is #F0C8EE, and analogous partners are #DAF0C8 and #C8F0DE.