#F2DFE3
Linen · very light neutral
About #F2DFE3
#F2DFE3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF2EE — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2DFE3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #F2DFE3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #F2DFE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F2DFE3?
#F2DFE3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #F2DFE3?
Use black text. Black on #F2DFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2DFE3?
Its complementary colour is #DFF2EE, and analogous partners are #F2DFEC and #F2E5DF.