#C3CDC7
Light Gray · light neutral
About #C3CDC7
#C3CDC7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDC3C9 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C3CDC7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3CDC7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #C3CDC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3CDC7?
#C3CDC7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #C3CDC7?
Use black text. Black on #C3CDC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3CDC7?
Its complementary colour is #CDC3C9, and analogous partners are #C4CDC3 and #C3CDCC.