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#D9CDCD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D9CDCD

With the hex code #D9CDCD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% 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 4.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD9D9, 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 — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green205
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D9CDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D9CDCD.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D9CDCD.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9CDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9CDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCCCCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9CDCD?

With the hex code #D9CDCD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D9CDCD?

Use black text. Black on #D9CDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9CDCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD9D9, and analogous partners are #D9CDD3 and #D9D3CD.