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#D3F2DA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3F2DA

#D3F2DA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2D3EB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3F2DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green242
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D3F2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F2DA.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F2DA.
17.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3F2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3F2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2ECD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFF1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3F2DA?

#D3F2DA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3F2DA?

Use black text. Black on #D3F2DA has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3F2DA?

Its complementary colour is #F2D3EB, and analogous partners are #DBF2D3 and #D3F2E9.