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#D5F2DD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D5F2DD

#D5F2DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D5EA (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 — 17.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green242
Blue221

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #D5F2DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2DD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2DD.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5F2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5F2DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1F1EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5F2DD?

#D5F2DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5F2DD?

Use black text. Black on #D5F2DD has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5F2DD?

Its complementary colour is #F2D5EA, and analogous partners are #DBF2D5 and #D5F2EC.