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#DFF5EA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DFF5EA

With the hex code #DFF5EA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5DFEA, 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 18.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green245
Blue234

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.3
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFF5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF5EA.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF5EA.
18.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4F2E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EFEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF5EA?

With the hex code #DFF5EA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF5EA?

Use black text. Black on #DFF5EA has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF5EA?

Its complementary colour is #F5DFEA, and analogous partners are #DFF5DF and #DFF5F5.