What color is #C9D3BB?

#C9D3BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D3BB?

The RGB value is 201, 211, 187: 201 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D3BB?

The complementary color is #C5BBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D3BB color

#C9D3BB rgb(201, 211, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D3BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 82.7% green and 73.3% blue (201, 211, 187).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#C9D3BB color codes

HEX	`#C9D3BB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 211, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 82.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, -7.67, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 13.19, 125.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.35, 62.594, 56.117)`
Decimal	`13226939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D3BB, 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 #C9D3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #C9D3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d3bb; }
.text { color: #c9d3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 211 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d3bb, #bdd3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D3BB?: #C9D3BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D3BB?: The RGB value is 201, 211, 187: 201 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D3BB?: The complementary color is #C5BBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.