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#D2ECCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2ECCD

With the hex code #D2ECCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7CDEC, 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 — 16.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green236
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #D2ECCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECCD.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECCD.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECCD?

With the hex code #D2ECCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECCD?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECCD has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECCD?

Its complementary colour is #E7CDEC, and analogous partners are #E2ECCD and #CDECD8.