#C5D2DB
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C5D2DB
#C5D2DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBCEC5 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5D2DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C5D2DB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C5D2DB?
#C5D2DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #C5D2DB?
Use black text. Black on #C5D2DB has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5D2DB?
Its complementary colour is #DBCEC5, and analogous partners are #C5DBD9 and #C5C7DB.