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#CFDCE3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CFDCE3

With the hex code #CFDCE3, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% 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 6.3 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3D6CF, a bone 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 — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green220
Blue227

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CFDCE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFDCE3.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFDCE3.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDCE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDCE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DBE3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADEDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDCE3?

With the hex code #CFDCE3, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDCE3?

Use black text. Black on #CFDCE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDCE3?

Its complementary colour is #E3D6CF, and analogous partners are #CFE3E0 and #CFD2E3.