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#D7EAD0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7EAD0

With the hex code #D7EAD0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3D0EA, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green234
Blue208

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D7EAD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EAD0.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EAD0.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EAD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EAD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E4D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E8E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EAD0?

With the hex code #D7EAD0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EAD0?

Use black text. Black on #D7EAD0 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EAD0?

Its complementary colour is #E3D0EA, and analogous partners are #E4EAD0 and #D0EAD6.