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#D5F2EC

Pale Mint · very light cool teal

About #D5F2EC

#D5F2EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% 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 9.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D5DB (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 17.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green242
Blue236

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #D5F2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2EC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F2EC.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5F2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5F2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EAED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEF3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5F2EC?

#D5F2EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% 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 #D5F2EC?

Use black text. Black on #D5F2EC has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5F2EC?

Its complementary colour is #F2D5DB, and analogous partners are #D5F2DE and #D5E9F2.