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#B0DBBF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B0DBBF

#B0DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBB0CC (lilac), 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 — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green219
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #B0DBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B0DBBF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B0DBBF.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0DBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0DBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CFC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9DAD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0DBBF?

#B0DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0DBBF?

Use black text. Black on #B0DBBF has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0DBBF?

Its complementary colour is #DBB0CC, and analogous partners are #B6DBB0 and #B0DBD5.