#C2CED5
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C2CED5
#C2CED5 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C9C2 (light gray), 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 — 13.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2CED5?
#C2CED5 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #C2CED5?
Use black text. Black on #C2CED5 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2CED5?
Its complementary colour is #D5C9C2, and analogous partners are #C2D5D3 and #C2C4D5.