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#ECDADD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECDADD

With the hex code #ECDADD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 7.8 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAECE9, 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 — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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CSS
Red236
Green218
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #ECDADD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDADD.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDADD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DFDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D9DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDADD?

With the hex code #ECDADD, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 #ECDADD?

Use black text. Black on #ECDADD has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDADD?

Its complementary colour is #DAECE9, and analogous partners are #ECDAE6 and #ECE0DA.