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#CEE2D2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEE2D2

With the hex code #CEE2D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2CEDE, 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 15.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green226
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CEE2D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEE2D2.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEE2D2.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE2D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE2D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE1DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE2D2?

With the hex code #CEE2D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE2D2?

Use black text. Black on #CEE2D2 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE2D2?

Its complementary colour is #E2CEDE, and analogous partners are #D4E2CE and #CEE2DC.