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#D7DFD5

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D7DFD5

With the hex code #D7DFD5, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 6.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDD5DF, 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 — 15.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D7DFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7DFD5.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7DFD5.
15.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDCD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7DEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DFD5?

With the hex code #D7DFD5, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 #D7DFD5?

Use black text. Black on #D7DFD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DFD5?

Its complementary colour is #DDD5DF, and analogous partners are #DCDFD5 and #D5DFD8.