#D3ECDA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #D3ECDA
#D3ECDA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.7); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECD3E5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3ECDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D3ECDA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #D3ECDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3ECDA?
#D3ECDA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D3ECDA?
Use black text. Black on #D3ECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3ECDA?
Its complementary colour is #ECD3E5, and analogous partners are #D9ECD3 and #D3ECE7.