#DCFCF0
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DCFCF0
#DCFCF0 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.7), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCDCE8 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCFCF0?
#DCFCF0 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFCF0?
Use black text. Black on #DCFCF0 has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFCF0?
Its complementary colour is #FCDCE8, and analogous partners are #DCFCE0 and #DCF8FC.