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#CCCBC6

Light Gray · light neutral

About #CCCBC6

#CCCBC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6C7CC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCCBC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green203
Blue198

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CCCBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCBC6.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCBC6.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCBC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDCACA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCBC6?

#CCCBC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCBC6?

Use black text. Black on #CCCBC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6C7CC, and analogous partners are #CCC8C6 and #CACCC6.