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#DBF2D9

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DBF2D9

With the hex code #DBF2D9, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0D9F2, 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 — 17.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green242
Blue217

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DBF2D9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF2D9.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF2D9.
17.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBF2D9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBF2D9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EDD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F0EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBF2D9?

With the hex code #DBF2D9, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBF2D9?

Use black text. Black on #DBF2D9 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBF2D9?

Its complementary colour is #F0D9F2, and analogous partners are #E7F2D9 and #D9F2E3.