#CDE1DF
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CDE1DF
#CDE1DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1CDCF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDE1DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDE1DF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDE1DF?
#CDE1DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #CDE1DF?
Use black text. Black on #CDE1DF has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE1DF?
Its complementary colour is #E1CDCF, and analogous partners are #CDE1D5 and #CDD9E1.