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#CBD5DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CBD5DA

#CBD5DA is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.4), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAD0CB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green213
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CBD5DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD5DA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD5DA.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBD5DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBD5DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D7D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBD5DA?

#CBD5DA is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CBD5DA?

Use black text. Black on #CBD5DA has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBD5DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAD0CB, and analogous partners are #CBDAD8 and #CBCDDA.