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#D3DFE4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3DFE4

#D3DFE4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% 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 6.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4D8D3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DFE4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green223
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D3DFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DFE4.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DFE4.
15.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDEE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADCE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE1E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DFE4?

#D3DFE4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DFE4?

Use black text. Black on #D3DFE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DFE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4D8D3, and analogous partners are #D3E4E1 and #D3D7E4.