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#D7EBDE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7EBDE

With the hex code #D7EBDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD7E4, a lavender 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 16.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green235
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D7EBDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBDE.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBDE.
16.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EBDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EBDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE8DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4EBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EBDE?

With the hex code #D7EBDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EBDE?

Use black text. Black on #D7EBDE has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EBDE?

Its complementary colour is #EBD7E4, and analogous partners are #DAEBD7 and #D7EBE8.