#C8FF9C
Mint · very light cool green
About #C8FF9C
#C8FF9C is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 100% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mint and Pistachio (ΔE 16.2); Pistachio comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D39CFF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C8FF9C for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.24:1 (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 #C8FF9C?
#C8FF9C is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 100% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8FF9C?
Use black text. Black on #C8FF9C has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8FF9C?
Its complementary colour is #D39CFF, and analogous partners are #FAFF9C and #9CFFA2.