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#D3CECC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3CECC

With the hex code #D3CECC, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Gray — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCD1D3, 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 13.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green206
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 2.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D3CECC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3CECC.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3CECC.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CECC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CECC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CECC?

With the hex code #D3CECC, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CECC?

Use black text. Black on #D3CECC has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CECC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD1D3, and analogous partners are #D3CCCE and #D3D2CC.