#C9DFDC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C9DFDC
#C9DFDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.3); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFC9CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9DFDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9DFDC?
#C9DFDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #C9DFDC?
Use black text. Black on #C9DFDC has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9DFDC?
Its complementary colour is #DFC9CC, and analogous partners are #C9DFD1 and #C9D7DF.