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#E1FDF3

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #E1FDF3

#E1FDF3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 99% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.4), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDE1EB (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 — 19.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green253
Blue243

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 10.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #E1FDF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #E1FDF3.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #E1FDF3.
19.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1FDF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1FDF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF9F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F5F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBFEFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1FDF3?

#E1FDF3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 99% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E1FDF3?

Use black text. Black on #E1FDF3 has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1FDF3?

Its complementary colour is #FDE1EB, and analogous partners are #E1FDE5 and #E1F9FD.