What color is #C9CDB6?

#C9CDB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CDB6?

The RGB value is 201, 205, 182: 201 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CDB6?

The complementary color is #BAB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CDB6 color

#C9CDB6 rgb(201, 205, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CDB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 80.4% green and 71.4% blue (201, 205, 182).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#C9CDB6 color codes

HEX	`#C9CDB6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 205, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 80.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.54, -5.41, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.54, 12.25, 116.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.361, 59.458, 52.86)`
Decimal	`13225398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CDB6, 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 #C9CDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #C9CDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cdb6; }
.text { color: #c9cdb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cdb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 205 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cdb6, #bdcdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9CDB6?: #C9CDB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CDB6?: The RGB value is 201, 205, 182: 201 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CDB6?: The complementary color is #BAB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.