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#CCC6CB

Silver · light neutral

About #CCC6CB

#CCC6CB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6CCC7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCC6CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green198
Blue203

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CCC6CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC6CB.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC6CB.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC6CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC6CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDC6C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC6CB?

#CCC6CB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC6CB?

Use black text. Black on #CCC6CB has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC6CB?

Its complementary colour is #C6CCC7, and analogous partners are #CAC6CC and #CCC6C8.