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#CBE3CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBE3CF

#CBE3CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3CBDF (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 — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green227
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CBE3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBE3CF.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBE3CF.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBE3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBE3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E2DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBE3CF?

#CBE3CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBE3CF?

Use black text. Black on #CBE3CF has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBE3CF?

Its complementary colour is #E3CBDF, and analogous partners are #D3E3CB and #CBE3DB.