#DFF4E7
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #DFF4E7
#DFF4E7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4DFEC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF4E7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFF4E7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFF4E7?
#DFF4E7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFF4E7?
Use black text. Black on #DFF4E7 has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFF4E7?
Its complementary colour is #F4DFEC, and analogous partners are #E2F4DF and #DFF4F2.