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#D3DEDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3DEDC

#D3DEDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.1); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DED3D5 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DEDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green222
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D3DEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DEDC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DEDC.
15.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DFDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DEDC?

#D3DEDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DEDC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DEDC has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DEDC?

Its complementary colour is #DED3D5, and analogous partners are #D3DED7 and #D3DBDE.