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#C8DDD7

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #C8DDD7

With the hex code #C8DDD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDC8CE, 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 — 14.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red200
Green221
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #C8DDD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DDD7.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DDD7.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DDD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DDD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D7D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DDD7?

With the hex code #C8DDD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DDD7?

Use black text. Black on #C8DDD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DDD7?

Its complementary colour is #DDC8CE, and analogous partners are #C8DDCC and #C8D8DD.