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#E4CFCF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E4CFCF

With the hex code #E4CFCF, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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 7.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE4E4, 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 — 14.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E4CFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CFCF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E4CFCF.
14.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4CFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4CFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D2CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9CDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4CFCF?

With the hex code #E4CFCF, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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 #E4CFCF?

Use black text. Black on #E4CFCF has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4CFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE4E4, and analogous partners are #E4CFDA and #E4DACF.