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#DCF2D1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DCF2D1

#DCF2D1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7D1F2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCF2D1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green242
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DCF2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF2D1.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF2D1.
17.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCF2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCF2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEFE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCF2D1?

#DCF2D1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCF2D1?

Use black text. Black on #DCF2D1 has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCF2D1?

Its complementary colour is #E7D1F2, and analogous partners are #ECF2D1 and #D1F2D6.