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#D4E0E2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4E0E2

#D4E0E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 88% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 1% 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 5.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2D6D4 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4E0E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red212
Green224
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D4E0E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4E0E2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4E0E2.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E0E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E0E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDFE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDDE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E1E1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E0E2?

#D4E0E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 88% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 1% 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 #D4E0E2?

Use black text. Black on #D4E0E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E0E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2D6D4, and analogous partners are #D4E2DD and #D4D9E2.