#CBCDD7
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CBCDD7
#CBCDD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7D5CB — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBCDD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBCDD7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBCDD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCDD7?
#CBCDD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCDD7?
Use black text. Black on #CBCDD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCDD7?
Its complementary colour is #D7D5CB, and analogous partners are #CBD3D7 and #CFCBD7.