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#D6FCD7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D6FCD7

With the hex code #D6FCD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 99% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FCD6FB, a thistle 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 — 18.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green252
Blue215

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #D6FCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6FCD7.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6FCD7.
18.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6FCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6FCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF5D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F0D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3FAF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6FCD7?

With the hex code #D6FCD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 99% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6FCD7?

Use black text. Black on #D6FCD7 has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6FCD7?

Its complementary colour is #FCD6FB, and analogous partners are #E8FCD6 and #D6FCEA.