What color is #C9CFC3?

#C9CFC3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CFC3?

The RGB value is 201, 207, 195: 201 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CFC3?

The complementary color is #C9C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CFC3 color

#C9CFC3 rgb(201, 207, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CFC3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 81.2% green and 76.5% blue (201, 207, 195).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#C9CFC3 color codes

HEX	`#C9CFC3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 207, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 81.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, -4.22, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 6.73, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.249, 60.983, 60.427)`
Decimal	`13225923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CFC3, 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 #C9CFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #C9CFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cfc3; }
.text { color: #c9cfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 207 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cfc3, #c3cfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9CFC3?: #C9CFC3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CFC3?: The RGB value is 201, 207, 195: 201 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CFC3?: The complementary color is #C9C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.