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#D3E7DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3E7DB

#D3E7DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7D3DF (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 — 16.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green231
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D3E7DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3E7DB.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3E7DB.
16.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E7DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E7E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E7DB?

#D3E7DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3E7DB?

Use black text. Black on #D3E7DB has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E7DB?

Its complementary colour is #E7D3DF, and analogous partners are #D5E7D3 and #D3E7E5.