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#CED3CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED3CC

With the hex code #CED3CC, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1CCD3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green211
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CED3CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED3CC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED3CC.
13.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED3CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED3CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED2D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED3CC?

With the hex code #CED3CC, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CED3CC?

Use black text. Black on #CED3CC has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED3CC?

Its complementary colour is #D1CCD3, and analogous partners are #D2D3CC and #CCD3CE.