Close to Peppermint
#DEFBE8
#DEFBE8 is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Peppermint. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 98.4% green, and 91% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEFBE8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.10:1 FailThis color as text on black
19.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEFBE8 as they’d see it.
#DEFBE8 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DEFBE8
What color is #DEFBE8?
#DEFBE8 is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Peppermint. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 98.4% green, and 91% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEFBE8 in RGB?
#DEFBE8 is rgb(222, 251, 232): 222 red, 251 green, and 232 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEFBE8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 8, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEFBE8?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEFBE8?
Its complement #FFF0FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.