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#CDE0DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDE0DB

With the hex code #CDE0DB, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% 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 7.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0CDD2, 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 — 15.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green224
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CDE0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDE0DB.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDE0DB.
15.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDE0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDE0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDDDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E1DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDE0DB?

With the hex code #CDE0DB, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CDE0DB?

Use black text. Black on #CDE0DB has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDE0DB?

Its complementary colour is #E0CDD2, and analogous partners are #CDE0D2 and #CDDCE0.