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#D4DEDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4DEDC

With the hex code #D4DEDC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DED4D6, 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 15.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green222
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D4DEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DEDC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DEDC.
15.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DEDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DEDC?

With the hex code #D4DEDC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #D4DEDC?

Use black text. Black on #D4DEDC has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DEDC?

Its complementary colour is #DED4D6, and analogous partners are #D4DED7 and #D4DBDE.