What color is #C9D3DF?

#C9D3DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D3DF?

The RGB value is 201, 211, 223: 201 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D3DF?

The complementary color is #DFD5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D3DF color

#C9D3DF rgb(201, 211, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D3DF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 82.7% green and 87.5% blue (201, 211, 223).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#C9D3DF color codes

HEX	`#C9D3DF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 211, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 82.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.14, -1.06, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.14, 7.15, 261.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.698, 64.333, 79.017)`
Decimal	`13226975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D3DF, 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 #C9D3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #C9D3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d3df; }
.text { color: #c9d3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 211 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d3df, #cac9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D3DF?: #C9D3DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D3DF?: The RGB value is 201, 211, 223: 201 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D3DF?: The complementary color is #DFD5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.