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#CFF2D6

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF2D6

With the hex code #CFF2D6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CFEB, 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 17.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green242
Blue214

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #CFF2D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2D6.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2D6.
17.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2ECD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE8D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBF1EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2D6?

With the hex code #CFF2D6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2D6?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2D6 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2D6?

Its complementary colour is #F2CFEB, and analogous partners are #DAF2CF and #CFF2E8.