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#ECD9DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECD9DB

With the hex code #ECD9DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% 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 7.9 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9ECEA, a ice blue 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 — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green217
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #ECD9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD9DB.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD9DB.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DFDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D8DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD9DB?

With the hex code #ECD9DB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD9DB?

Use black text. Black on #ECD9DB has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD9DB?

Its complementary colour is #D9ECEA, and analogous partners are #ECD9E4 and #ECE1D9.