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#E4CCCF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E4CCCF

With the hex code #E4CCCF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCE4E1, a ice blue 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 — 13.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green204
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #E4CCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CCCF.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CCCF.
13.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4CCCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4CCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9CACD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4CCCF?

With the hex code #E4CCCF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4CCCF?

Use black text. Black on #E4CCCF has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4CCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CCE4E1, and analogous partners are #E4CCDB and #E4D5CC.