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#DBF3DE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DBF3DE

With the hex code #DBF3DE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 6.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3DBF0, 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 17.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green243
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DBF3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF3DE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF3DE.
17.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBF3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBF3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFECDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8F2ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBF3DE?

With the hex code #DBF3DE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBF3DE?

Use black text. Black on #DBF3DE has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBF3DE?

Its complementary colour is #F3DBF0, and analogous partners are #E4F3DB and #DBF3EA.