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#CCD8CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD8CC

With the hex code #CCD8CC, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 7.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8CCD8, 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 14.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green216
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CCD8CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8CC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8CC.
14.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD8CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD8CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD7D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD8CC?

With the hex code #CCD8CC, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD8CC?

Use black text. Black on #CCD8CC has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD8CC?

Its complementary colour is #D8CCD8, and analogous partners are #D2D8CC and #CCD8D2.