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#D3EBD3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3EBD3

With the hex code #D3EBD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 6.0 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD3EB, 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 — 16.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green235
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3EBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EBD3.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EBD3.
16.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EBD3?

With the hex code #D3EBD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EBD3?

Use black text. Black on #D3EBD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EBD3?

Its complementary colour is #EBD3EB, and analogous partners are #DFEBD3 and #D3EBDF.