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#D4F4EE

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #D4F4EE

#D4F4EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4D4DA (baby pink), 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 17.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green244
Blue238

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D4F4EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F4EE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F4EE.
17.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F4EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F4EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F0EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEBEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCF5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F4EE?

#D4F4EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 96% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F4EE?

Use black text. Black on #D4F4EE has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F4EE?

Its complementary colour is #F4D4DA, and analogous partners are #D4F4DE and #D4EAF4.