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#CBC4CC

Silver · light neutral

About #CBC4CC

With the hex code #CBC4CC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 77% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5CCC4, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green196
Blue204

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CBC4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBC4CC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CBC4CC.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBC4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBC4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBC5C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBC4CC?

With the hex code #CBC4CC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 77% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #CBC4CC?

Use black text. Black on #CBC4CC has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBC4CC?

Its complementary colour is #C5CCC4, and analogous partners are #C7C4CC and #CCC4C9.