#CBDACD
Light Gray · very light cool green
About #CBDACD
#CBDACD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DACBD8 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBDACD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBDACD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBDACD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBDACD?
#CBDACD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBDACD?
Use black text. Black on #CBDACD has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBDACD?
Its complementary colour is #DACBD8, and analogous partners are #D0DACB and #CBDAD5.