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#D1E4E1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1E4E1

#D1E4E1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4D1D4 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1E4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green228
Blue225

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D1E4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1E4E1.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1E4E1.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E2E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDFE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE5E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E4E1?

#D1E4E1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E4E1?

Use black text. Black on #D1E4E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E4E1?

Its complementary colour is #E4D1D4, and analogous partners are #D1E4D8 and #D1DEE4.