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#D2E1DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D2E1DE

With the hex code #D2E1DE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% 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 6.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1D2D5, 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 15.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green225
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D2E1DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D2E1DE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D2E1DE.
15.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2E1DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2E1DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE2E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2E1DE?

With the hex code #D2E1DE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D2E1DE?

Use black text. Black on #D2E1DE has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2E1DE?

Its complementary colour is #E1D2D5, and analogous partners are #D2E1D7 and #D2DDE1.