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#CCCAC2

Light Gray · light neutral

About #CCCAC2

With the hex code #CCCAC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% 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 Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2C4CC, 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 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red204
Green202
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CCCAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCAC2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCAC2.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC9C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCAC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEC9C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCAC2?

With the hex code #CCCAC2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCAC2?

Use black text. Black on #CCCAC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCAC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C4CC, and analogous partners are #CCC5C2 and #C9CCC2.