#D3F3EE
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #D3F3EE
#D3F3EE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F3D3D8 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3F3EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3F3EE?
#D3F3EE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D3F3EE?
Use black text. Black on #D3F3EE has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3F3EE?
Its complementary colour is #F3D3D8, and analogous partners are #D3F3DE and #D3E8F3.