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#D4F2ED

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #D4F2ED

#D4F2ED is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.5), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D4D9 (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 — 17.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green242
Blue237

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D4F2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2ED.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2ED.
17.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEEED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EAED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCF3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F2ED?

#D4F2ED is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F2ED?

Use black text. Black on #D4F2ED has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F2ED?

Its complementary colour is #F2D4D9, and analogous partners are #D4F2DE and #D4E8F2.