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#DDF6EF

Off White · very light cool green

About #DDF6EF

#DDF6EF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Off White (ΔE 9.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F6DDE4 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green246
Blue239

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #DDF6EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DDF6EF.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DDF6EF.
18.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF6EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF6EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4F3EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEFF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7F7F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF6EF?

#DDF6EF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF6EF?

Use black text. Black on #DDF6EF has a contrast ratio of 18.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF6EF?

Its complementary colour is #F6DDE4, and analogous partners are #DDF6E3 and #DDF1F6.