ColorXprez

#C2D4DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C2D4DB

#C2D4DB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 7.3), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC9C2 (oat), 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 — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red194
Green212
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C2D4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2D4DB.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2D4DB.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D3DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD6D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D4DB?

#C2D4DB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D4DB?

Use black text. Black on #C2D4DB has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D4DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC9C2, and analogous partners are #C2DBD5 and #C2C8DB.