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#DAEEE1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAEEE1

With the hex code #DAEEE1, 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 8.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEDAE7, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green238
Blue225

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DAEEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAEEE1.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAEEE1.
17.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEBE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7EEEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEEE1?

With the hex code #DAEEE1, 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 #DAEEE1?

Use black text. Black on #DAEEE1 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEEE1?

Its complementary colour is #EEDAE7, and analogous partners are #DDEEDA and #DAEEEB.