What color is #C9D1CF?

#C9D1CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D1CF?

The RGB value is 201, 209, 207: 201 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D1CF?

The complementary color is #D1C9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D1CF color

#C9D1CF rgb(201, 209, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D1CF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 82% green and 81.2% blue (201, 209, 207).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#C9D1CF color codes

HEX	`#C9D1CF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 209, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 82%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, -3.09, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 3.09, 179.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.148, 62.523, 68.024)`
Decimal	`13226447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D1CF, 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 #C9D1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #C9D1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d1cf; }
.text { color: #c9d1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 209 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d1cf, #c9cfd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D1CF?: #C9D1CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D1CF?: The RGB value is 201, 209, 207: 201 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D1CF?: The complementary color is #D1C9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.