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#DAF6EE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAF6EE

With the hex code #DAF6EE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 96% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F6DAE2, a baby pink 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 18.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green246
Blue238

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DAF6EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF6EE.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF6EE.
18.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAF6EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAF6EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4F2EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEEEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F7F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAF6EE?

With the hex code #DAF6EE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 96% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAF6EE?

Use black text. Black on #DAF6EE has a contrast ratio of 18.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAF6EE?

Its complementary colour is #F6DAE2, and analogous partners are #DAF6E0 and #DAF0F6.