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#DCF4D3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DCF4D3

With the hex code #DCF4D3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 96% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD3F4, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green244
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DCF4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF4D3.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF4D3.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCF4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCF4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3ECD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCF1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCF4D3?

With the hex code #DCF4D3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 96% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCF4D3?

Use black text. Black on #DCF4D3 has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCF4D3?

Its complementary colour is #EBD3F4, and analogous partners are #EDF4D3 and #D3F4DA.