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#C4DCD6

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #C4DCD6

With the hex code #C4DCD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 9.2 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCC4CA, 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 14.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green220
Blue214

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C4DCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C4DCD6.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C4DCD6.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD9D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D5D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEDDDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DCD6?

With the hex code #C4DCD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DCD6?

Use black text. Black on #C4DCD6 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DCD6?

Its complementary colour is #DCC4CA, and analogous partners are #C4DCCA and #C4D6DC.