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#F2D9DB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #F2D9DB

With the hex code #F2D9DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 10.1 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9F2F0, 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 — 15.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green217
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #F2D9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D9DB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2D9DB.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E0DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D9DB?

With the hex code #F2D9DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D9DB?

Use black text. Black on #F2D9DB has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D9DB?

Its complementary colour is #D9F2F0, and analogous partners are #F2D9E7 and #F2E3D9.