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#CEE1DC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEE1DC

With the hex code #CEE1DC, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1CED3, 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 15.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green225
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CEE1DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE1DC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE1DC.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE1DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE1DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDEDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDCDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAE2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE1DC?

With the hex code #CEE1DC, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE1DC?

Use black text. Black on #CEE1DC has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE1DC?

Its complementary colour is #E1CED3, and analogous partners are #CEE1D3 and #CEDDE1.