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#CCD8D7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD8D7

#CCD8D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 4.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8CCCD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD8D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green216
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CCD8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8D7.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8D7.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D7D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D9D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD8D7?

#CCD8D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD8D7?

Use black text. Black on #CCD8D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD8D7?

Its complementary colour is #D8CCCD, and analogous partners are #CCD8D1 and #CCD3D8.