What color is #C9CEBE?

#C9CEBE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CEBE?

The RGB value is 201, 206, 190: 201 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CEBE?

The complementary color is #C3BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CEBE color

#C9CEBE rgb(201, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CEBE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (201, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#C9CEBE color codes

HEX	`#C9CEBE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, -4.57, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 8.67, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.452, 60.278, 57.419)`
Decimal	`13225662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CEBE, 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 #C9CEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #C9CEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cebe; }
.text { color: #c9cebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cebe, #c1cebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9CEBE?: #C9CEBE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CEBE?: The RGB value is 201, 206, 190: 201 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CEBE?: The complementary color is #C3BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.