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#D3F4DA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3F4DA

#D3F4DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.0), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4D3ED (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green244
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #D3F4DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4DA.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4DA.
17.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3F4DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3F4DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EED9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFF3EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3F4DA?

#D3F4DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3F4DA?

Use black text. Black on #D3F4DA has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3F4DA?

Its complementary colour is #F4D3ED, and analogous partners are #DCF4D3 and #D3F4EB.