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#DFE2E6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFE2E6

#DFE2E6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6E3DF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green226
Blue230

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DFE2E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFE2E6.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFE2E6.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE2E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE2E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E2E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E1E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE3E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE2E6?

#DFE2E6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE2E6?

Use black text. Black on #DFE2E6 has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE2E6?

Its complementary colour is #E6E3DF, and analogous partners are #DFE5E6 and #E0DFE6.