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#DCFCF1

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DCFCF1

#DCFCF1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 99% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCDCE7 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCFCF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green252
Blue241

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 11.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DCFCF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCF1.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCF1.
19.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCFCF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCFCF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF8F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3F3F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5FDF9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCFCF1?

#DCFCF1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 99% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCFCF1?

Use black text. Black on #DCFCF1 has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCFCF1?

Its complementary colour is #FCDCE7, and analogous partners are #DCFCE1 and #DCF7FC.