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#CEEFC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEEFC2

With the hex code #CEEFC2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3C2EF, 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 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #CEEFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEFC2.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEFC2.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEEFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEEFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE4C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEBE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEFC2?

With the hex code #CEEFC2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEFC2?

Use black text. Black on #CEEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEFC2?

Its complementary colour is #E3C2EF, and analogous partners are #E5EFC2 and #C2EFCD.