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#C7DCD2

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #C7DCD2

#C7DCD2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC7D1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7DCD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green220
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #C7DCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DCD2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7DCD2.
14.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD9D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D6D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DCD2?

#C7DCD2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DCD2?

Use black text. Black on #C7DCD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DCD2?

Its complementary colour is #DCC7D1, and analogous partners are #C7DCC7 and #C7DCDC.