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#D4EAE0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4EAE0

#D4EAE0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD4DE (light gray), 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 16.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green234
Blue224

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D4EAE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4EAE0.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4EAE0.
16.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EAE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EAE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E7E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E4E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0EAE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EAE0?

#D4EAE0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EAE0?

Use black text. Black on #D4EAE0 has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EAE0?

Its complementary colour is #EAD4DE, and analogous partners are #D4EAD5 and #D4E9EA.