#DBF2E1
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #DBF2E1
#DBF2E1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2DBEC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF2E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBF2E1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBF2E1?
#DBF2E1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBF2E1?
Use black text. Black on #DBF2E1 has a contrast ratio of 17.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBF2E1?
Its complementary colour is #F2DBEC, and analogous partners are #E0F2DB and #DBF2EC.