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#CCDEDB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCDEDB

With the hex code #CCDEDB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DECCCF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green222
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CCDEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCDEDB.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCDEDB.
15.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCDEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D9DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDEDB?

With the hex code #CCDEDB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #CCDEDB?

Use black text. Black on #CCDEDB has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DECCCF, and analogous partners are #CCDED2 and #CCD8DE.