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#CFCCC3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CFCCC3

With the hex code #CFCCC3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3C6CF, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green204
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CFCCC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFCCC3.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFCCC3.
13.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCCC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCCC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECBC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCCC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCCC3?

With the hex code #CFCCC3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCCC3?

Use black text. Black on #CFCCC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCCC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3C6CF, and analogous partners are #CFC6C3 and #CCCFC3.