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#DBEFE2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DBEFE2

With the hex code #DBEFE2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDBE8, 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 17.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green239
Blue226

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DBEFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBEFE2.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBEFE2.
17.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBEFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBEFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFECE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8EFEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEFE2?

With the hex code #DBEFE2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEFE2?

Use black text. Black on #DBEFE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEFE2?

Its complementary colour is #EFDBE8, and analogous partners are #DEEFDB and #DBEFEC.