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#C2D2CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C2D2CC

#C2D2CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2C2C8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2D2CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C2D2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2D2CC.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2D2CC.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECDCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFD2D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D2CC?

#C2D2CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D2CC?

Use black text. Black on #C2D2CC has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D2CC?

Its complementary colour is #D2C2C8, and analogous partners are #C2D2C4 and #C2D0D2.