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#D6FCDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D6FCDC

#D6FCDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCD6F6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6FCDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #D6FCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6FCDC.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6FCDC.
18.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6FCDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6FCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF5DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F1DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2FAF3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6FCDC?

#D6FCDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6FCDC?

Use black text. Black on #D6FCDC has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6FCDC?

Its complementary colour is #FCD6F6, and analogous partners are #E3FCD6 and #D6FCEF.