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#CCCED3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCED3

With the hex code #CCCED3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3D1CC, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green206
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CCCED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCED3.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCED3.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCED3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBCFD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCED3?

With the hex code #CCCED3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCED3?

Use black text. Black on #CCCED3 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCED3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D1CC, and analogous partners are #CCD2D3 and #CECCD3.