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#F2D7DA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F2D7DA

With the hex code #F2D7DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7F2EF, 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 15.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green215
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #F2D7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D7DA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D7DA.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDBDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DFDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D5D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D7DA?

With the hex code #F2D7DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D7DA?

Use black text. Black on #F2D7DA has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D7DA?

Its complementary colour is #D7F2EF, and analogous partners are #F2D7E7 and #F2E2D7.