#CEE6DF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEE6DF
#CEE6DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6CED5 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEE6DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEE6DF?
#CEE6DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE6DF?
Use black text. Black on #CEE6DF has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE6DF?
Its complementary colour is #E6CED5, and analogous partners are #CEE6D3 and #CEE1E6.