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#D3F2DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3F2DB

With the hex code #D3F2DB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 95% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2D3EA, 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 — 17.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green242
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #D3F2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F2DB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F2DB.
17.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3F2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3F2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EDDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE9DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFF1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3F2DB?

With the hex code #D3F2DB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 95% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3F2DB?

Use black text. Black on #D3F2DB has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3F2DB?

Its complementary colour is #F2D3EA, and analogous partners are #DBF2D3 and #D3F2EB.