What color is #C9CAD9?

#C9CAD9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CAD9?

The RGB value is 201, 202, 217: 201 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CAD9?

The complementary color is #D9D8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CAD9 color

#C9CAD9 rgb(201, 202, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CAD9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.2% green and 85.1% blue (201, 202, 217).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#C9CAD9 color codes

HEX	`#C9CAD9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 202, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 2.5, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 7.96, 288.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.73, 59.668, 74.108)`
Decimal	`13224665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CAD9, 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 #C9CAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #C9CAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cad9; }
.text { color: #c9cad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 202 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cad9, #d0c9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #C9CAD9?: #C9CAD9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CAD9?: The RGB value is 201, 202, 217: 201 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CAD9?: The complementary color is #D9D8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.