#D4F4EC
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #D4F4EC
#D4F4EC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 96% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4D4DC — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4F4EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4F4EC?
#D4F4EC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 96% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4F4EC?
Use black text. Black on #D4F4EC has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4F4EC?
Its complementary colour is #F4D4DC, and analogous partners are #D4F4DC and #D4ECF4.