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#E5CDCD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E5CDCD

With the hex code #E5CDCD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE5E5, 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 — 13.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green205
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #E5CDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCD.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E5CDCD.
13.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCBCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CDCD?

With the hex code #E5CDCD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CDCD?

Use black text. Black on #E5CDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CDCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE5E5, and analogous partners are #E5CDD9 and #E5D9CD.