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#CDECD8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDECD8

With the hex code #CDECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECCDE1, 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 16.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green236
Blue216

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #CDECD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDECD8.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDECD8.
16.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDECD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDECD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE7D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E3D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDECD8?

With the hex code #CDECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDECD8?

Use black text. Black on #CDECD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDECD8?

Its complementary colour is #ECCDE1, and analogous partners are #D2ECCD and #CDECE7.