#CCCCD1
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CCCCD1
#CCCCD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 3.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1D1CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCCCD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCCCD1
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How #CCCCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCCCD1?
#CCCCD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CCCCD1?
Use black text. Black on #CCCCD1 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCCCD1?
Its complementary colour is #D1D1CC, and analogous partners are #CCCFD1 and #CFCCD1.