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#DDD3DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDD3DD

#DDD3DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DDD3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD3DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green211
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DDD3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD3DD.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD3DD.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D5DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D6DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED4D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD3DD?

#DDD3DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% 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 #DDD3DD?

Use black text. Black on #DDD3DD has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD3DD?

Its complementary colour is #D3DDD3, and analogous partners are #D8D3DD and #DDD3D8.