#CFFCF5
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #CFFCF5
#CFFCF5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.5); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCCFD6 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFFCF5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFFCF5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFFCF5?
#CFFCF5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFFCF5?
Use black text. Black on #CFFCF5 has a contrast ratio of 18.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFFCF5?
Its complementary colour is #FCCFD6, and analogous partners are #CFFCDF and #CFECFC.