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#E1CBCB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E1CBCB

#E1CBCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBE1E1 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green203
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #E1CBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CBCB.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CBCB.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6C9CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CBCB?

#E1CBCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CBCB?

Use black text. Black on #E1CBCB has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CBCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBE1E1, and analogous partners are #E1CBD6 and #E1D6CB.