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#C7CCCE

Light Gray · light neutral

About #C7CCCE

With the hex code #C7CCCE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 3.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEC9C7, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green204
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #C7CCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7CCCE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7CCCE.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5CDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CCCE?

With the hex code #C7CCCE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CCCE?

Use black text. Black on #C7CCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEC9C7, and analogous partners are #C7CECD and #C7C9CE.