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#DCF7DD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DCF7DD

#DCF7DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 97% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F7DCF6 (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 — 18.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green247
Blue221

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DCF7DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF7DD.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCF7DD.
18.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCF7DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCF7DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EFDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAF5EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCF7DD?

#DCF7DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 97% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCF7DD?

Use black text. Black on #DCF7DD has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCF7DD?

Its complementary colour is #F7DCF6, and analogous partners are #E9F7DC and #DCF7EB.