#E2D2D8
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E2D2D8
#E2D2D8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 82% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2E2DC (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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2D2D8?
#E2D2D8 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 82% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E2D2D8?
Use black text. Black on #E2D2D8 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2D2D8?
Its complementary colour is #D2E2DC, and analogous partners are #E2D2E0 and #E2D4D2.