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#D5F2EB

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #D5F2EB

With the hex code #D5F2EB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 95% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2D5DC, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green242
Blue235

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D5F2EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2EB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2EB.
17.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5F2EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5F2EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEEEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEF3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5F2EB?

With the hex code #D5F2EB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 95% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5F2EB?

Use black text. Black on #D5F2EB has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5F2EB?

Its complementary colour is #F2D5DC, and analogous partners are #D5F2DC and #D5EBF2.