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#CFF2E5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF2E5

With the hex code #CFF2E5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 4.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CFDC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green242
Blue229

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CFF2E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2E5.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2E5.
17.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0EDE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E8E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8F3EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2E5?

With the hex code #CFF2E5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2E5?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2E5 has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2E5?

Its complementary colour is #F2CFDC, and analogous partners are #CFF2D4 and #CFEDF2.