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#C8DDD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C8DDD8

#C8DDD8 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC8CD (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green221
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #C8DDD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DDD8.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C8DDD8.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DDD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DDD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDAD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D7D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DEDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DDD8?

#C8DDD8 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DDD8?

Use black text. Black on #C8DDD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DDD8?

Its complementary colour is #DDC8CD, and analogous partners are #C8DDCD and #C8D8DD.