#CDE9DB
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDE9DB
With the hex code #CDE9DB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9CDDB, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.27:1, 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 #CDE9DB?
With the hex code #CDE9DB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE9DB?
Use black text. Black on #CDE9DB has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE9DB?
Its complementary colour is #E9CDDB, and analogous partners are #CDE9CD and #CDE9E9.