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#CCCFD7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCFD7

#CCCFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 4.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7D4CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCCFD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green207
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CCCFD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFD7.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFD7.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCFD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCFD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCFD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCFD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD0D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCFD7?

#CCCFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCFD7?

Use black text. Black on #CCCFD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCFD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7D4CC, and analogous partners are #CCD4D7 and #CFCCD7.