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#CFF6D2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF6D2

With the hex code #CFF6D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 96% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F6CFF3, 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 17.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green246
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #CFF6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF6D2.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF6D2.
17.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EFD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBF4EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF6D2?

With the hex code #CFF6D2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 96% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF6D2?

Use black text. Black on #CFF6D2 has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF6D2?

Its complementary colour is #F6CFF3, and analogous partners are #E0F6CF and #CFF6E5.