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#CDDEDB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDDEDB

#CDDEDB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECDD0 (light gray), 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 — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green222
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CDDEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDDEDB.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDDEDB.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDDEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D9DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDEDB?

#CDDEDB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #CDDEDB?

Use black text. Black on #CDDEDB has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DECDD0, and analogous partners are #CDDED3 and #CDD9DE.