#CBE9DF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CBE9DF
#CBE9DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 91% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9CBD5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBE9DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.26:1, 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 #CBE9DF?
#CBE9DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 91% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBE9DF?
Use black text. Black on #CBE9DF has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBE9DF?
Its complementary colour is #E9CBD5, and analogous partners are #CBE9D0 and #CBE4E9.