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#CDF2E7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDF2E7

With the hex code #CDF2E7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 5.6 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CDD8, a baby pink 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 — 17.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green242
Blue231

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CDF2E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2E7.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2E7.
17.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF2E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF2E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEDE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E8E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5F3EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF2E7?

With the hex code #CDF2E7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF2E7?

Use black text. Black on #CDF2E7 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF2E7?

Its complementary colour is #F2CDD8, and analogous partners are #CDF2D5 and #CDEAF2.