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#CDF2D5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDF2D5

With the hex code #CDF2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 4.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CDEA, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green242
Blue213

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CDF2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2D5.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2D5.
17.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8F1EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF2D5?

With the hex code #CDF2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF2D5?

Use black text. Black on #CDF2D5 has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF2D5?

Its complementary colour is #F2CDEA, and analogous partners are #D8F2CD and #CDF2E7.