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#CCCFC3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCFC3

With the hex code #CCCFC3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% 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 6.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6C3CF, a silver 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 — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green207
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #CCCFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFC3.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFC3.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CEC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CEC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDCECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCFC3?

With the hex code #CCCFC3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCFC3?

Use black text. Black on #CCCFC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCFC3?

Its complementary colour is #C6C3CF, and analogous partners are #CFCCC3 and #C6CFC3.