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#D3EADA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3EADA

With the hex code #D3EADA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAD3E3, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green234
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D3EADA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EADA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EADA.
16.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EADA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EADA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E3DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EADA?

With the hex code #D3EADA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EADA?

Use black text. Black on #D3EADA has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EADA?

Its complementary colour is #EAD3E3, and analogous partners are #D8EAD3 and #D3EAE5.