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#CEDCE2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDCE2

#CEDCE2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2D4CE (bone), 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 14.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green220
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CEDCE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDCE2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDCE2.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDCE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDCE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DBE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DEDE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDCE2?

#CEDCE2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDCE2?

Use black text. Black on #CEDCE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDCE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2D4CE, and analogous partners are #CEE2DE and #CED2E2.