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#CCCBC3

Light Gray · light neutral

About #CCCBC3

#CCCBC3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 Light Gray (ΔE 5.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C4CC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCCBC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green203
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #CCCBC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCBC3.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCBC3.
12.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCBC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCBC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCAC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCBC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCBC3?

#CCCBC3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 #CCCBC3?

Use black text. Black on #CCCBC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCBC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3C4CC, and analogous partners are #CCC6C3 and #C9CCC3.