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#C0D5CD

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #C0D5CD

#C0D5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C0C8 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green213
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #C0D5CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C0D5CD.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C0D5CD.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0D5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0D5CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0D5CD?

#C0D5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0D5CD?

Use black text. Black on #C0D5CD has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0D5CD?

Its complementary colour is #D5C0C8, and analogous partners are #C0D5C3 and #C0D3D5.