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#C7DBDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C7DBDC

#C7DBDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 86% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.2); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC8C7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7DBDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red199
Green219
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #C7DBDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DBDC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DBDC.
14.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DBDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DBDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D6DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1DDDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DBDC?

#C7DBDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 86% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DBDC?

Use black text. Black on #C7DBDC has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DBDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCC8C7, and analogous partners are #C7DCD3 and #C7D0DC.