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#D3E8DF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3E8DF

With the hex code #D3E8DF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8D3DC, a light gray 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 — 16.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green232
Blue223

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D3E8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3E8DF.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3E8DF.
16.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E5DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E8DF?

With the hex code #D3E8DF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3E8DF?

Use black text. Black on #D3E8DF has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E8DF?

Its complementary colour is #E8D3DC, and analogous partners are #D3E8D5 and #D3E7E8.