#DCFCF6
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DCFCF6
#DCFCF6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCDCE2 (baby pink), 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 19.30:1 (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 #DCFCF6?
#DCFCF6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFCF6?
Use black text. Black on #DCFCF6 has a contrast ratio of 19.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFCF6?
Its complementary colour is #FCDCE2, and analogous partners are #DCFCE6 and #DCF2FC.