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#E7D8DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E7D8DB

With the hex code #E7D8DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% 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 6.4 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8E7E4, a light gray 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 — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green216
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #E7D8DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D8DB.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E7D8DB.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D8DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D8DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D8DB?

With the hex code #E7D8DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D8DB?

Use black text. Black on #E7D8DB has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D8DB?

Its complementary colour is #D8E7E4, and analogous partners are #E7D8E3 and #E7DDD8.