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#D7E9DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7E9DB

#D7E9DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D7E5 (lavender), 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 — 16.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green233
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D7E9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7E9DB.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7E9DB.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E9DB?

#D7E9DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7E9DB?

Use black text. Black on #D7E9DB has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E9DB?

Its complementary colour is #E9D7E5, and analogous partners are #DCE9D7 and #D7E9E4.