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#CCDED3

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #CCDED3

#CCDED3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECCD7 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green222
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CCDED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCDED3.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCDED3.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDBD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD9D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDED3?

#CCDED3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDED3?

Use black text. Black on #CCDED3 has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDED3?

Its complementary colour is #DECCD7, and analogous partners are #CEDECC and #CCDEDC.