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#E5CCCD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CCCD

#E5CCCD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCE5E4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CCCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green204
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E5CCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CCCD.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CCCD.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCACC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CCCD?

#E5CCCD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CCCD?

Use black text. Black on #E5CCCD has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CCE5E4, and analogous partners are #E5CCDA and #E5D8CC.