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#ECDAE3

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #ECDAE3

With the hex code #ECDAE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% 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 9.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAECE3, a off white 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 — 15.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green218
Blue227

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #ECDAE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDAE3.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECDAE3.
15.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDDE3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE0E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAE3?

With the hex code #ECDAE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDAE3?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAE3?

Its complementary colour is #DAECE3, and analogous partners are #ECDAEC and #ECDADA.