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#F7DCDF

Linen · very light warm pink

About #F7DCDF

With the hex code #F7DCDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCF7F4, 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 — 16.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green220
Blue223

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #F7DCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DCDF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DCDF.
16.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DCDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDDADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DCDF?

With the hex code #F7DCDF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DCDF?

Use black text. Black on #F7DCDF has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DCDF?

Its complementary colour is #DCF7F4, and analogous partners are #F7DCED and #F7E7DC.