#DCFCDF
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DCFCDF
#DCFCDF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 99% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCDCF9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCFCDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCFCDF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCFCDF?
#DCFCDF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 99% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFCDF?
Use black text. Black on #DCFCDF has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFCDF?
Its complementary colour is #FCDCF9, and analogous partners are #E9FCDC and #DCFCEF.