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#B6DBBF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B6DBBF

#B6DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBB6D2 (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 — 13.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green219
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #B6DBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B6DBBF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B6DBBF.
13.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6DBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6DBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD5BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1DAD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6DBBF?

#B6DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6DBBF?

Use black text. Black on #B6DBBF has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6DBBF?

Its complementary colour is #DBB6D2, and analogous partners are #C0DBB6 and #B6DBD2.