#C5DCDA
Light Gray · very light cool teal
About #C5DCDA
#C5DCDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.3); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC5C7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5DCDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C5DCDA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C5DCDA?
#C5DCDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5DCDA?
Use black text. Black on #C5DCDA has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5DCDA?
Its complementary colour is #DCC5C7, and analogous partners are #C5DCCE and #C5D3DC.