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#CEE2D5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEE2D5

With the hex code #CEE2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 9.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2CEDB, 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 — 15.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green226
Blue213

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CEE2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEE2D5.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEE2D5.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DFD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDCD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBE2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE2D5?

With the hex code #CEE2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE2D5?

Use black text. Black on #CEE2D5 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE2D5?

Its complementary colour is #E2CEDB, and analogous partners are #D1E2CE and #CEE2DF.