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#ECD2D7

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECD2D7

#ECD2D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.1), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2ECE7 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green210
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #ECD2D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D7.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD2D7.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD2D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD2D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D6D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDAD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D1D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD2D7?

#ECD2D7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD2D7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD2D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD2D7?

Its complementary colour is #D2ECE7, and analogous partners are #ECD2E4 and #ECDAD2.