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#C7D2DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C7D2DA

With the hex code #C7D2DA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 5.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DACFC7, 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 13.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green210
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C7D2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7D2DA.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7D2DA.
13.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7D2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7D2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD2DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCFDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2D4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7D2DA?

With the hex code #C7D2DA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C7D2DA?

Use black text. Black on #C7D2DA has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7D2DA?

Its complementary colour is #DACFC7, and analogous partners are #C7DAD9 and #C7C9DA.