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#CDE0DC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDE0DC

#CDE0DC is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0CDD1 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green224
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CDE0DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDE0DC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDE0DC.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDE0DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDE0DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E1DF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDE0DC?

#CDE0DC is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDE0DC?

Use black text. Black on #CDE0DC has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDE0DC?

Its complementary colour is #E0CDD1, and analogous partners are #CDE0D3 and #CDDBE0.