#CCE7DD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CCE7DD
#CCE7DD 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 12% 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 7.8); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7CCD6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCE7DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.04:1, 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 #CCE7DD?
#CCE7DD 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 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCE7DD?
Use black text. Black on #CCE7DD has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCE7DD?
Its complementary colour is #E7CCD6, and analogous partners are #CCE7D0 and #CCE3E7.