#DBF3CE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #DBF3CE
#DBF3CE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6CEF3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF3CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBF3CE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DBF3CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBF3CE?
#DBF3CE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBF3CE?
Use black text. Black on #DBF3CE has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBF3CE?
Its complementary colour is #E6CEF3, and analogous partners are #EDF3CE and #CEF3D4.