#CCD1CF
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CCD1CF
#CCD1CF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 virtually identical to Light Gray (ΔE 2.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1CCCE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD1CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCD1CF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CCD1CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCD1CF?
#CCD1CF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #CCD1CF?
Use black text. Black on #CCD1CF has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCD1CF?
Its complementary colour is #D1CCCE, and analogous partners are #CCD1CD and #CCD1D1.