#C9DCDC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C9DCDC
#C9DCDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC9C9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9DCDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C9DCDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9DCDC?
#C9DCDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #C9DCDC?
Use black text. Black on #C9DCDC has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9DCDC?
Its complementary colour is #DCC9C9, and analogous partners are #C9DCD3 and #C9D3DC.