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#CFFCD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFCD4

#CFFCD4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.4); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCCFF7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFFCD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green252
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CFFCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD4.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD4.
18.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF4D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EFD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAFAF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFCD4?

#CFFCD4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFCD4?

Use black text. Black on #CFFCD4 has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFCD4?

Its complementary colour is #FCCFF7, and analogous partners are #E1FCCF and #CFFCEB.