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#DBF2CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DBF2CD

With the hex code #DBF2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4CDF2, a thistle 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 — 17.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DBF2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF2CD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF2CD.
17.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBF2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBF2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6ECCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBF2CD?

With the hex code #DBF2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBF2CD?

Use black text. Black on #DBF2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBF2CD?

Its complementary colour is #E4CDF2, and analogous partners are #EEF2CD and #CDF2D2.