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#D8ECDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D8ECDB

#D8ECDB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECD8E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8ECDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green236
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D8ECDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8ECDB.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8ECDB.
16.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8ECDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8ECDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE8DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6EBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8ECDB?

#D8ECDB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8ECDB?

Use black text. Black on #D8ECDB has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8ECDB?

Its complementary colour is #ECD8E9, and analogous partners are #DFECD8 and #D8ECE5.