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#B2D9BF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B2D9BF

#B2D9BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 85% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9B2CC (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 — 13.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green217
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #B2D9BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B2D9BF.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B2D9BF.
13.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2D9BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2D9BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACD8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2D9BF?

#B2D9BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 85% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2D9BF?

Use black text. Black on #B2D9BF has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2D9BF?

Its complementary colour is #D9B2CC, and analogous partners are #B8D9B2 and #B2D9D3.