#DBF5ED
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #DBF5ED
#DBF5ED is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 96% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.2); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F5DBE3 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF5ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBF5ED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBF5ED?
#DBF5ED is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 96% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBF5ED?
Use black text. Black on #DBF5ED has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBF5ED?
Its complementary colour is #F5DBE3, and analogous partners are #DBF5E0 and #DBF0F5.