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#D7EBE2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7EBE2

#D7EBE2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.7), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBD7E0 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green235
Blue226

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D7EBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBE2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBE2.
16.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE8E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E5E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EBE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EBE2?

#D7EBE2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EBE2?

Use black text. Black on #D7EBE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EBE2?

Its complementary colour is #EBD7E0, and analogous partners are #D7EBD8 and #D7EAEB.