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#CBD6DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CBD6DB

With the hex code #CBD6DB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBD0CB, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green214
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CBD6DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD6DB.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD6DB.
14.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBD6DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBD6DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D5DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D3DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D8D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBD6DB?

With the hex code #CBD6DB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CBD6DB?

Use black text. Black on #CBD6DB has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBD6DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBD0CB, and analogous partners are #CBDBD8 and #CBCEDB.