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#CEDEDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDEDC

With the hex code #CEDEDC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% 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 6.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DECED0, 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 15.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green222
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CEDEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDEDC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDEDC.
15.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDCDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDEDC?

With the hex code #CEDEDC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDEDC?

Use black text. Black on #CEDEDC has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDEDC?

Its complementary colour is #DECED0, and analogous partners are #CEDED4 and #CED8DE.