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#DBF4D3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DBF4D3

#DBF4D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 96% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECD3F4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF4D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green244
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DBF4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF4D3.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBF4D3.
17.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBF4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBF4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2ECD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAF1EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBF4D3?

#DBF4D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 96% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBF4D3?

Use black text. Black on #DBF4D3 has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBF4D3?

Its complementary colour is #ECD3F4, and analogous partners are #EBF4D3 and #D3F4DB.