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#D4ECE1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4ECE1

#D4ECE1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 93% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD4DF (thistle), 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 — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green236
Blue225

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #D4ECE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4ECE1.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4ECE1.
16.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4ECE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4ECE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE8E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E5E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4ECE1?

#D4ECE1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 93% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4ECE1?

Use black text. Black on #D4ECE1 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4ECE1?

Its complementary colour is #ECD4DF, and analogous partners are #D4ECD5 and #D4EBEC.