#CBE9DC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CBE9DC
#CBE9DC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9CBD8 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBE9DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.23:1 (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 #CBE9DC?
#CBE9DC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBE9DC?
Use black text. Black on #CBE9DC has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBE9DC?
Its complementary colour is #E9CBD8, and analogous partners are #CBE9CD and #CBE7E9.