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#E2D8DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E2D8DD

With the hex code #E2D8DD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% 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 5.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8E2DD, 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 — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green216
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E2D8DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D8DD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E2D8DD.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D8DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D8DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDBDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4D8DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D8DD?

With the hex code #E2D8DD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D8DD?

Use black text. Black on #E2D8DD has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D8DD?

Its complementary colour is #D8E2DD, and analogous partners are #E2D8E2 and #E2D8D8.