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#C2DBD4

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #C2DBD4

#C2DBD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.7), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC2C9 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green219
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #C2DBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2DBD4.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C2DBD4.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D8D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D4D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCDCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DBD4?

#C2DBD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DBD4?

Use black text. Black on #C2DBD4 has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DBD4?

Its complementary colour is #DBC2C9, and analogous partners are #C2DBC8 and #C2D5DB.