What color is #C9D6C2?

#C9D6C2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D6C2?

The RGB value is 201, 214, 194: 201 red, 214 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D6C2?

The complementary color is #CFC2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D6C2 color

#C9D6C2 rgb(201, 214, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D6C2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 83.9% green and 76.1% blue (201, 214, 194).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#C9D6C2 color codes

HEX	`#C9D6C2`
RGB	`rgb(201, 214, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 83.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.18, -8.01, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.18, 11.59, 133.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.87, 64.405, 60.411)`
Decimal	`13227714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D6C2, 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 #C9D6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #C9D6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d6c2; }
.text { color: #c9d6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 214 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d6c2, #c2d6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D6C2?: #C9D6C2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D6C2?: The RGB value is 201, 214, 194: 201 red, 214 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D6C2?: The complementary color is #CFC2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.