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#DCD3D6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DCD3D6

With the hex code #DCD3D6, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 83% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% 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 3.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3DCD9, 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 14.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green211
Blue214

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DCD3D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCD3D6.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCD3D6.
14.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCD3D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCD3D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D4D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D6D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCD3D6?

With the hex code #DCD3D6, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 83% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCD3D6?

Use black text. Black on #DCD3D6 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCD3D6?

Its complementary colour is #D3DCD9, and analogous partners are #DCD3DB and #DCD5D3.