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#F2DFE4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #F2DFE4

With the hex code #F2DFE4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFF2ED, a off white 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 16.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green223
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #F2DFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2DFE4.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #F2DFE4.
16.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E2E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E5E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DEE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFE4?

With the hex code #F2DFE4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFE4?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFE4?

Its complementary colour is #DFF2ED, and analogous partners are #F2DFED and #F2E4DF.