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#F1DBDE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F1DBDE

#F1DBDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.4), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBF1EE (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red241
Green219
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #F1DBDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F1DBDE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F1DBDE.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1DBDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1DBDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DADC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1DBDE?

#F1DBDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1DBDE?

Use black text. Black on #F1DBDE has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1DBDE?

Its complementary colour is #DBF1EE, and analogous partners are #F1DBE9 and #F1E3DB.