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#D7EBE3

Off White · very light cool green

About #D7EBE3

#D7EBE3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Off White (ΔE 9.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBD7DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7EBE3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green235
Blue227

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D7EBE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #D7EBE3.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #D7EBE3.
16.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EBE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EBE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE8E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E5E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EBE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EBE3?

#D7EBE3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EBE3?

Use black text. Black on #D7EBE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EBE3?

Its complementary colour is #EBD7DF, and analogous partners are #D7EBD9 and #D7E9EB.