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#B4DBBB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B4DBBB

#B4DBBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBB4D4 (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 — 13.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green219
Blue187

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #B4DBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B4DBBB.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B4DBBB.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4DBBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4DBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD4B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFD9D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4DBBB?

#B4DBBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4DBBB?

Use black text. Black on #B4DBBB has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4DBBB?

Its complementary colour is #DBB4D4, and analogous partners are #C1DBB4 and #B4DBCE.