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#CEDEDB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDEDB

#CEDEDB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% 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 6.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DECED1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDEDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green222
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CEDEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDEDB.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDEDB.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADFDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDEDB?

#CEDEDB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDEDB?

Use black text. Black on #CEDEDB has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DECED1, and analogous partners are #CEDED3 and #CED9DE.