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#DFF4E9

Off White · very light cool green

About #DFF4E9

#DFF4E9 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 Off White (ΔE 9.0), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DFEA (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 — 18.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green244
Blue233

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DFF4E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFF4E9.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFF4E9.
18.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F1E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF4F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4E9?

#DFF4E9 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 #DFF4E9?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4E9 has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4E9?

Its complementary colour is #F4DFEA, and analogous partners are #E0F4DF and #DFF4F4.