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#DDF7E2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF7E2

#DDF7E2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 97% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F7DDF2 (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 18.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green247
Blue226

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.5
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DDF7E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF7E2.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF7E2.
18.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF7E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF7E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F2E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EFE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAF6F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF7E2?

#DDF7E2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 97% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF7E2?

Use black text. Black on #DDF7E2 has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF7E2?

Its complementary colour is #F7DDF2, and analogous partners are #E5F7DD and #DDF7EF.