What color is #C9D5CE?

#C9D5CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D5CE?

The RGB value is 201, 213, 206: 201 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D5CE?

The complementary color is #D5C9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D5CE color

#C9D5CE rgb(201, 213, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D5CE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (201, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#C9D5CE color codes

HEX	`#C9D5CE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, -5.35, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 5.73, 158.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.02, 64.462, 67.714)`
Decimal	`13227470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D5CE, 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 #C9D5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #C9D5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d5ce; }
.text { color: #c9d5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d5ce, #c9d5d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D5CE?: #C9D5CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D5CE?: The RGB value is 201, 213, 206: 201 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D5CE?: The complementary color is #D5C9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.