#C9DBDD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C9DBDD
#C9DBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.6); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDCBC9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9DBDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C9DBDD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9DBDD?
#C9DBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% 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 #C9DBDD?
Use black text. Black on #C9DBDD has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9DBDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDCBC9, and analogous partners are #C9DDD5 and #C9D1DD.