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#D5DFDD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D5DFDD

With the hex code #D5DFDD, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD5D7, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green223
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D5DFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5DFDD.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5DFDD.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DFDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDCDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DFDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DFDD?

With the hex code #D5DFDD, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DFDD?

Use black text. Black on #D5DFDD has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DFD5D7, and analogous partners are #D5DFD8 and #D5DCDF.