#CBDCE0
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CBDCE0
#CBDCE0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.6); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0CFCB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBDCE0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBDCE0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBDCE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBDCE0?
#CBDCE0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CBDCE0?
Use black text. Black on #CBDCE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBDCE0?
Its complementary colour is #E0CFCB, and analogous partners are #CBE0D9 and #CBD2E0.