#CEEDE4
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEEDE4
#CEEDE4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDCED7 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEEDE4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEEDE4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEEDE4?
#CEEDE4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEEDE4?
Use black text. Black on #CEEDE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEEDE4?
Its complementary colour is #EDCED7, and analogous partners are #CEEDD5 and #CEE6ED.