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#D3F4EF

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #D3F4EF

#D3F4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4D3D8 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green244
Blue239

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D3F4EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4EF.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3F4EF.
17.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3F4EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3F4EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0F0EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEBF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBF6F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3F4EF?

#D3F4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3F4EF?

Use black text. Black on #D3F4EF has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3F4EF?

Its complementary colour is #F4D3D8, and analogous partners are #D3F4DE and #D3E9F4.