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#ECD2D6

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD2D6

With the hex code #ECD2D6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2ECE8, 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 14.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green210
Blue214

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ECD2D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D6.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D6.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD2D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD2D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D6D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDAD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD2D6?

With the hex code #ECD2D6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD2D6?

Use black text. Black on #ECD2D6 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD2D6?

Its complementary colour is #D2ECE8, and analogous partners are #ECD2E3 and #ECDBD2.