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#C3DADC

Light Gray · very light cool teal

About #C3DADC

With the hex code #C3DADC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCC5C3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best 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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Red195
Green218
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #C3DADC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3DADC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3DADC.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3DADC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3DADC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D8DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D4DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCDCDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3DADC?

With the hex code #C3DADC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3DADC?

Use black text. Black on #C3DADC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3DADC?

Its complementary colour is #DCC5C3, and analogous partners are #C3DCD2 and #C3CDDC.