#B9ECD3
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #B9ECD3
#B9ECD3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 93% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.6); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECB9D2 — a bubblegum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B9ECD3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B9ECD3?
#B9ECD3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 93% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B9ECD3?
Use black text. Black on #B9ECD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B9ECD3?
Its complementary colour is #ECB9D2, and analogous partners are #B9ECB9 and #B9ECEC.