What color is #C9D3B4?

#C9D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D3B4?

The RGB value is 201, 211, 180: 201 red, 211 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D3B4?

The complementary color is #BEB4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D3B4 color

#C9D3B4 rgb(201, 211, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 82.7% green and 70.6% blue (201, 211, 180).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 26% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#C9D3B4 color codes

HEX	`#C9D3B4`
RGB	`rgb(201, 211, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 82.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 26%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.07, -8.83, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.07, 16.74, 121.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.619, 62.301, 52.266)`
Decimal	`13226932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D3B4, 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 #C9D3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #C9D3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d3b4; }
.text { color: #c9d3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 211 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d3b4, #b9d3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D3B4?: #C9D3B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D3B4?: The RGB value is 201, 211, 180: 201 red, 211 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D3B4?: The complementary color is #BEB4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.