#CBC3CC
Silver · light neutral
About #CBC3CC
#CBC3CC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4CCC3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBC3CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBC3CC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CBC3CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBC3CC?
#CBC3CC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CBC3CC?
Use black text. Black on #CBC3CC has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBC3CC?
Its complementary colour is #C4CCC3, and analogous partners are #C6C3CC and #CCC3C9.