What color is #C9D6BB?

#C9D6BB 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 #C9D6BB?

The RGB value is 201, 214, 187: 201 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D6BB?

The complementary color is #C8BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D6BB color

#C9D6BB rgb(201, 214, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D6BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 83.9% green and 73.3% blue (201, 214, 187).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#C9D6BB color codes

HEX	`#C9D6BB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 214, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 83.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -9.21, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 15.01, 127.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.102, 64.098, 56.368)`
Decimal	`13227707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D6BB, 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 #C9D6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #C9D6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d6bb; }
.text { color: #c9d6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 214 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d6bb, #bbd6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D6BB?: #C9D6BB 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 #C9D6BB?: The RGB value is 201, 214, 187: 201 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D6BB?: The complementary color is #C8BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.