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#ECDADA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECDADA

With the hex code #ECDADA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAECEC, 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 15.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green218
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ECDADA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADA.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDADA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDCDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DFDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D9DA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDADA?

With the hex code #ECDADA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDADA?

Use black text. Black on #ECDADA has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDADA?

Its complementary colour is #DAECEC, and analogous partners are #ECDAE3 and #ECE3DA.