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#DED3D3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED3D3

#DED3D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% 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 4.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DEDE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED3D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green211
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DED3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED3D3.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED3D3.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D4D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D6D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D2D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED3D3?

#DED3D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% 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 #DED3D3?

Use black text. Black on #DED3D3 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED3D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DEDE, and analogous partners are #DED3D9 and #DED9D3.