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#DFF7EB

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DFF7EB

With the hex code #DFF7EB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7DFEB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green247
Blue235

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DFF7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF7EB.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DFF7EB.
18.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F3EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1F0EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF7F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF7EB?

With the hex code #DFF7EB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF7EB?

Use black text. Black on #DFF7EB has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF7EB?

Its complementary colour is #F7DFEB, and analogous partners are #DFF7DF and #DFF7F7.