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#E1CED3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E1CED3

With the hex code #E1CED3, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% 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 7.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE1DC, 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 — 13.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green206
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E1CED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CED3.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1CED3.
13.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D4D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CED3?

With the hex code #E1CED3, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CED3?

Use black text. Black on #E1CED3 has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CED3?

Its complementary colour is #CEE1DC, and analogous partners are #E1CEDD and #E1D3CE.