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#D1DFD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1DFD8

With the hex code #D1DFD8, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD1D8, a light gray 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 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D1DFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1DFD8.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1DFD8.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDDD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DFD8?

With the hex code #D1DFD8, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DFD8?

Use black text. Black on #D1DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DFD8?

Its complementary colour is #DFD1D8, and analogous partners are #D1DFD1 and #D1DFDF.