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#DCFCE0

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DCFCE0

With the hex code #DCFCE0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 99% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FCDCF8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green252
Blue224

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.5
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #DCFCE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCE0.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCE0.
19.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCFCE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCFCE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF6DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F2E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9FAF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCFCE0?

With the hex code #DCFCE0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 99% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCFCE0?

Use black text. Black on #DCFCE0 has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCFCE0?

Its complementary colour is #FCDCF8, and analogous partners are #E8FCDC and #DCFCF0.