#E7DFE2
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #E7DFE2
#E7DFE2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFE7E4 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7DFE2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E7DFE2?
#E7DFE2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E7DFE2?
Use black text. Black on #E7DFE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7DFE2?
Its complementary colour is #DFE7E4, and analogous partners are #E7DFE6 and #E7E0DF.