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#CEDBE1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDBE1

#CEDBE1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% 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 5.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1D4CE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDBE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green219
Blue225

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CEDBE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDBE1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDBE1.
14.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDBE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDBE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DAE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DDDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDBE1?

#CEDBE1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% 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 #CEDBE1?

Use black text. Black on #CEDBE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDBE1?

Its complementary colour is #E1D4CE, and analogous partners are #CEE1DE and #CED2E1.