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#D4DBDE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4DBDE

#D4DBDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% 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 3.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DED7D4 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4DBDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green219
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D4DBDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DBDE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DBDE.
14.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DBDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DBDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DCDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DBDE?

#D4DBDE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DBDE?

Use black text. Black on #D4DBDE has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DBDE?

Its complementary colour is #DED7D4, and analogous partners are #D4DEDC and #D4D6DE.