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#CCD3CE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD3CE

With the hex code #CCD3CE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 83% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% 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 3.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CCD1, 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
Green211
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CCD3CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD3CE.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD3CE.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD3CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD3CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD3D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD3CE?

With the hex code #CCD3CE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 83% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD3CE?

Use black text. Black on #CCD3CE has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD3CE?

Its complementary colour is #D3CCD1, and analogous partners are #CED3CC and #CCD3D2.