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#B3DAAE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B3DAAE

#B3DAAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 85% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 14.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5AEDA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green218
Blue174

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #B3DAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B3DAAE.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B3DAAE.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3DAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3DAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CEB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0D7CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3DAAE?

#B3DAAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 85% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3DAAE?

Use black text. Black on #B3DAAE has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3DAAE?

Its complementary colour is #D5AEDA, and analogous partners are #C9DAAE and #AEDABF.