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#CCC6D2

Silver · light neutral

About #CCC6D2

With the hex code #CCC6D2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 7.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCD2C6, a light gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green198
Blue210

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CCC6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC6D2.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CCC6D2.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C8D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBC7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC6D2?

With the hex code #CCC6D2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC6D2?

Use black text. Black on #CCC6D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC6D2?

Its complementary colour is #CCD2C6, and analogous partners are #C6C6D2 and #D2C6D2.