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#C5CFDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C5CFDC

With the hex code #C5CFDC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 7.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCD2C5, a bone 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 13.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red197
Green207
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C5CFDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C5CFDC.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C5CFDC.
13.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5CFDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5CFDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0D2D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5CFDC?

With the hex code #C5CFDC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C5CFDC?

Use black text. Black on #C5CFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5CFDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCD2C5, and analogous partners are #C5DBDC and #C6C5DC.