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#CBE1DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CBE1DF

With the hex code #CBE1DF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% 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 similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1CBCD, 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 — 15.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green225
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CBE1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBE1DF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBE1DF.
15.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBE1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBE1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E2E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBE1DF?

With the hex code #CBE1DF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CBE1DF?

Use black text. Black on #CBE1DF has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBE1DF?

Its complementary colour is #E1CBCD, and analogous partners are #CBE1D4 and #CBD8E1.