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#D2ECDD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2ECDD

#D2ECDD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD2E1 (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 — 16.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green236
Blue221

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #D2ECDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECDD.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECDD.
16.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE8DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEECE7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECDD?

#D2ECDD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECDD?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECDD has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECDD?

Its complementary colour is #ECD2E1, and analogous partners are #D4ECD2 and #D2ECEA.