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#DDCDD5

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCDD5

With the hex code #DDCDD5, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 7.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDDD5, 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 — 13.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green205
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #DDCDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCDD5.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCDD5.
13.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED0D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCDD5?

With the hex code #DDCDD5, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 #DDCDD5?

Use black text. Black on #DDCDD5 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCDD5?

Its complementary colour is #CDDDD5, and analogous partners are #DDCDDD and #DDCDCD.