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#D7EDDD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7EDDD

#D7EDDD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD7E7 (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 — 17.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green237
Blue221

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D7EDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EDDD.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EDDD.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EDDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ECE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EDDD?

#D7EDDD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EDDD?

Use black text. Black on #D7EDDD has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EDDD?

Its complementary colour is #EDD7E7, and analogous partners are #DCEDD7 and #D7EDE8.