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#D3DED3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3DED3

#D3DED3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DED3DE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DED3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green222
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D3DED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DED3.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DED3.
15.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDCD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDAD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DDDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DED3?

#D3DED3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DED3?

Use black text. Black on #D3DED3 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DED3?

Its complementary colour is #DED3DE, and analogous partners are #D9DED3 and #D3DED9.