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#D4E8DF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4E8DF

#D4E8DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8D4DD (light gray), 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 — 16.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green232
Blue223

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D4E8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E8DF.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E8DF.
16.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E5DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E8DF?

#D4E8DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E8DF?

Use black text. Black on #D4E8DF has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E8DF?

Its complementary colour is #E8D4DD, and analogous partners are #D4E8D5 and #D4E7E8.