What color is #C9E7E3?

#C9E7E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green known as Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polar Expedition?

The RGB value is 201, 231, 227: 201 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polar Expedition?

The complementary color is #E7C9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polar Expedition color: hex code #C9E7E3

#C9E7E3 rgb(201, 231, 227)

Shades of teal

Polar Expedition has the hex code #C9E7E3. It is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 90.6% green and 89% blue (201, 231, 227).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3) color codes

HEX	`#C9E7E3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 231, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 90.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.45, -10.58, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.45, 10.66, 187.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.525, 75.114, 83.652)`
Decimal	`13232099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polar Expedition, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C9E7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C9E7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e7e3; }
.text { color: #c9e7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 231 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e7e3, #c9dce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

See #C9E7E3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C9E7E3?: #C9E7E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green known as Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polar Expedition?: The RGB value is 201, 231, 227: 201 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polar Expedition?: The complementary color is #E7C9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.