#CCDBDD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CCDBDD
#CCDBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 5.7); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDCECC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCDBDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCDBDD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CCDBDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCDBDD?
#CCDBDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 86% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CCDBDD?
Use black text. Black on #CCDBDD has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCDBDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDCECC, and analogous partners are #CCDDD7 and #CCD3DD.