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#DED6DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED6DD

With the hex code #DED6DD, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% 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 5.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6DED7, 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 — 14.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green214
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DED6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED6DD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED6DD.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D8DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED6DD?

With the hex code #DED6DD, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 #DED6DD?

Use black text. Black on #DED6DD has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED6DD?

Its complementary colour is #D6DED7, and analogous partners are #DBD6DE and #DED6D9.