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#DACBCE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACBCE

With the hex code #DACBCE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBDAD7, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green203
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DACBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBCE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBCE.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCACC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBCE?

With the hex code #DACBCE, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DACBCE?

Use black text. Black on #DACBCE has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBCE?

Its complementary colour is #CBDAD7, and analogous partners are #DACBD6 and #DACFCB.