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#DDF4E8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF4E8

#DDF4E8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.4), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DDE9 (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 18.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green244
Blue232

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DDF4E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4E8.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4E8.
18.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF4E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF4E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F0E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEDE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F4F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF4E8?

#DDF4E8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF4E8?

Use black text. Black on #DDF4E8 has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF4E8?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDE9, and analogous partners are #DEF4DD and #DDF4F4.