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#CBD7DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CBD7DA

With the hex code #CBD7DA, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DACECB, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green215
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CBD7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD7DA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBD7DA.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBD7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBD7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D6DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D8D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBD7DA?

With the hex code #CBD7DA, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% 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 #CBD7DA?

Use black text. Black on #CBD7DA has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBD7DA?

Its complementary colour is #DACECB, and analogous partners are #CBDAD6 and #CBCFDA.