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#C5CCC4

Light Gray · light neutral

About #C5CCC4

With the hex code #C5CCC4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% 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 5.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBC4CC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red197
Green204
Blue196

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #C5CCC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C5CCC4.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C5CCC4.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5CCC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5CCC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCAC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5CBCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5CCC4?

With the hex code #C5CCC4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C5CCC4?

Use black text. Black on #C5CCC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5CCC4?

Its complementary colour is #CBC4CC, and analogous partners are #C9CCC4 and #C4CCC7.