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#CFFCD3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFCD3

#CFFCD3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.9), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCCFF8 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green252
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CFFCD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD3.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD3.
18.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFCD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFCD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF4D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAFAF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFCD3?

#CFFCD3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFCD3?

Use black text. Black on #CFFCD3 has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFCD3?

Its complementary colour is #FCCFF8, and analogous partners are #E2FCCF and #CFFCE9.