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#D3F4DC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3F4DC

With the hex code #D3F4DC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 96% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4D3EB, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green244
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #D3F4DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4DC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4DC.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3F4DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3F4DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EEDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEF3ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3F4DC?

With the hex code #D3F4DC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 96% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3F4DC?

Use black text. Black on #D3F4DC has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3F4DC?

Its complementary colour is #F4D3EB, and analogous partners are #DAF4D3 and #D3F4ED.