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#CCC2CA

Silver · light neutral

About #CCC2CA

With the hex code #CCC2CA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2CCC4, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green194
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CCC2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC2CA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC2CA.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDC2C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC2CA?

With the hex code #CCC2CA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC2CA?

Use black text. Black on #CCC2CA has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC2CA?

Its complementary colour is #C2CCC4, and analogous partners are #C9C2CC and #CCC2C5.