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#C7DADE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C7DADE

With the hex code #C7DADE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 7.0 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DECBC7, a light gray 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 14.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green218
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #C7DADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DADE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DADE.
14.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D8DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1DCDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DADE?

With the hex code #C7DADE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DADE?

Use black text. Black on #C7DADE has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DADE?

Its complementary colour is #DECBC7, and analogous partners are #C7DED7 and #C7CEDE.