#DEC8CC
Light Gray · very light warm pink
About #DEC8CC
#DEC8CC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8DEDA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEC8CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEC8CC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEC8CC?
#DEC8CC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEC8CC?
Use black text. Black on #DEC8CC has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEC8CC?
Its complementary colour is #C8DEDA, and analogous partners are #DEC8D7 and #DECFC8.