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#CBF1D2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBF1D2

With the hex code #CBF1D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1CBEA, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green241
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CBF1D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBF1D2.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBF1D2.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBF1D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBF1D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE6D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6EFE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBF1D2?

With the hex code #CBF1D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBF1D2?

Use black text. Black on #CBF1D2 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBF1D2?

Its complementary colour is #F1CBEA, and analogous partners are #D7F1CB and #CBF1E5.