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#DFF2E4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DFF2E4

With the hex code #DFF2E4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 95% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2DFED, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green242
Blue228

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DFF2E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF2E4.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF2E4.
17.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF2E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF2E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EFE3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEECE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDF1EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF2E4?

With the hex code #DFF2E4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 95% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF2E4?

Use black text. Black on #DFF2E4 has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF2E4?

Its complementary colour is #F2DFED, and analogous partners are #E3F2DF and #DFF2EE.