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#C8DBDF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C8DBDF

With the hex code #C8DBDF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFCCC8, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green219
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C8DBDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DBDF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DBDF.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DBDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DBDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D9DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2DDDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DBDF?

With the hex code #C8DBDF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DBDF?

Use black text. Black on #C8DBDF has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DBDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFCCC8, and analogous partners are #C8DFD8 and #C8CFDF.