#D8CCCE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #D8CCCE
#D8CCCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% 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 4.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD8D6 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8CCCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D8CCCE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #D8CCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D8CCCE?
#D8CCCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D8CCCE?
Use black text. Black on #D8CCCE has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8CCCE?
Its complementary colour is #CCD8D6, and analogous partners are #D8CCD4 and #D8D0CC.