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#DAECE0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAECE0

With the hex code #DAECE0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECDAE6, 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 17.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green236
Blue224

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #DAECE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECE0.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECE0.
17.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAECE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAECE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE9DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E7E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7ECE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECE0?

With the hex code #DAECE0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAECE0?

Use black text. Black on #DAECE0 has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECE0?

Its complementary colour is #ECDAE6, and analogous partners are #DDECDA and #DAECE9.