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#D3ECD8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3ECD8

With the hex code #D3ECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECD3E7, 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 16.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green236
Blue216

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D3ECD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3ECD8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3ECD8.
16.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3ECD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3ECD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE7D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3ECD8?

With the hex code #D3ECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3ECD8?

Use black text. Black on #D3ECD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3ECD8?

Its complementary colour is #ECD3E7, and analogous partners are #DBECD3 and #D3ECE5.