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#DBCBCD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DBCBCD

With the hex code #DBCBCD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% 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 6.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBDBD9, 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 — 13.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green203
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DBCBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBCBCD.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBCBCD.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBCBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFCACC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCBCD?

With the hex code #DBCBCD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCBCD?

Use black text. Black on #DBCBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CBDBD9, and analogous partners are #DBCBD5 and #DBD1CB.