What color is #C9D0BB?

#C9D0BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D0BB?

The RGB value is 201, 208, 187: 201 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D0BB?

The complementary color is #C2BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D0BB color

#C9D0BB rgb(201, 208, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D0BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 81.6% green and 73.3% blue (201, 208, 187).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#C9D0BB color codes

HEX	`#C9D0BB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 208, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 81.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.44, -6.12, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.44, 11.39, 122.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.612, 61.117, 55.871)`
Decimal	`13226171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D0BB, 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 #C9D0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #C9D0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d0bb; }
.text { color: #c9d0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 208 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d0bb, #bed0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D0BB?: #C9D0BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D0BB?: The RGB value is 201, 208, 187: 201 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D0BB?: The complementary color is #C2BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.