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#CCC2CF

Silver · light neutral

About #CCC2CF

#CCC2CF is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5CFC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCC2CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green194
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CCC2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC2CF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC2CF.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C5D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC3C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC2CF?

#CCC2CF is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC2CF?

Use black text. Black on #CCC2CF has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC2CF?

Its complementary colour is #C5CFC2, and analogous partners are #C6C2CF and #CFC2CB.