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#D5F4E7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D5F4E7

#D5F4E7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 96% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.0), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4D5E2 (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 — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green244
Blue231

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 12.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #D5F4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F4E7.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F4E7.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5F4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5F4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EFE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFF4F0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5F4E7?

#D5F4E7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 96% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5F4E7?

Use black text. Black on #D5F4E7 has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5F4E7?

Its complementary colour is #F4D5E2, and analogous partners are #D5F4D8 and #D5F2F4.