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#C3CFCF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C3CFCF

With the hex code #C3CFCF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFC3C3, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red195
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #C3CFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CFCF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CFCF.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCCCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0D0CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CFCF?

With the hex code #C3CFCF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CFCF?

Use black text. Black on #C3CFCF has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFC3C3, and analogous partners are #C3CFC9 and #C3C9CF.