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#E7CFCC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E7CFCC

With the hex code #E7CFCC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCE4E7, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green207
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #E7CFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CFCC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7CFCC.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDCDCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CFCC?

With the hex code #E7CFCC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CFCC?

Use black text. Black on #E7CFCC has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CFCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCE4E7, and analogous partners are #E7CCD7 and #E7DDCC.