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#D7E8DF

Off White · very light neutral

About #D7E8DF

#D7E8DF is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Off White (ΔE 9.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8D7E0 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green232
Blue223

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D7E8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #D7E8DF.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #D7E8DF.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E5DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E8DF?

#D7E8DF is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7E8DF?

Use black text. Black on #D7E8DF has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E8DF?

Its complementary colour is #E8D7E0, and analogous partners are #D8E8D7 and #D7E8E8.