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#CEE2D8

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #CEE2D8

With the hex code #CEE2D8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2CED8, a light gray 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 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green226
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CEE2D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE2D8.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE2D8.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE2D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE2D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DFD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAE2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE2D8?

With the hex code #CEE2D8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE2D8?

Use black text. Black on #CEE2D8 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE2D8?

Its complementary colour is #E2CED8, and analogous partners are #CEE2CE and #CEE2E2.