#DCEFD9
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #DCEFD9
#DCEFD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD9EF (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCEFD9?
#DCEFD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEFD9?
Use black text. Black on #DCEFD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEFD9?
Its complementary colour is #ECD9EF, and analogous partners are #E7EFD9 and #D9EFE1.