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#DDF4E7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF4E7

With the hex code #DDF4E7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4DDEA, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green244
Blue231

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DDF4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4E7.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4E7.
18.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F0E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEDE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F4F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF4E7?

With the hex code #DDF4E7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF4E7?

Use black text. Black on #DDF4E7 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF4E7?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDEA, and analogous partners are #DFF4DD and #DDF4F3.