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#CBE3DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBE3DB

#CBE3DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3CBD3 (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 — 15.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green227
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CBE3DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBE3DB.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBE3DB.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBE3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBE3DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDCDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E4E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBE3DB?

#CBE3DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBE3DB?

Use black text. Black on #CBE3DB has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBE3DB?

Its complementary colour is #E3CBD3, and analogous partners are #CBE3CF and #CBDFE3.