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#CCD2D8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD2D8

With the hex code #CCD2D8, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8D2CC, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green210
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CCD2D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD2D8.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD2D8.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D2D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2D8?

With the hex code #CCD2D8, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2D8?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2D8 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2D8?

Its complementary colour is #D8D2CC, and analogous partners are #CCD8D8 and #CCCCD8.