ColorXprez

#C3CCD2

Light Gray · light neutral

About #C3CCD2

With the hex code #C3CCD2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C9C3, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red195
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #C3CCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CCD2.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CCD2.
12.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CCD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CAD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFCECE

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CCD2?

With the hex code #C3CCD2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CCD2?

Use black text. Black on #C3CCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CCD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C9C3, and analogous partners are #C3D2D0 and #C3C5D2.