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#D9DFDF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D9DFDF

With the hex code #D9DFDF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 4.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD9D9, 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 — 15.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red217
Green223
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D9DFDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D9DFDF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D9DFDF.
15.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9DFDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9DFDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7DFDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9DFDF?

With the hex code #D9DFDF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 #D9DFDF?

Use black text. Black on #D9DFDF has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9DFDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFD9D9, and analogous partners are #D9DFDC and #D9DCDF.