What color is #C9D7BE?

#C9D7BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D7BE?

The RGB value is 201, 215, 190: 201 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D7BE?

The complementary color is #CCBED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D7BE color

#C9D7BE rgb(201, 215, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D7BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 84.3% green and 74.5% blue (201, 215, 190).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#C9D7BE color codes

HEX	`#C9D7BE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 215, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 84.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, -9.21, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 14.15, 130.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.681, 64.736, 58.162)`
Decimal	`13227966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D7BE, 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 #C9D7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #C9D7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d7be; }
.text { color: #c9d7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 215 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d7be, #bed7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D7BE?: #C9D7BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D7BE?: The RGB value is 201, 215, 190: 201 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D7BE?: The complementary color is #CCBED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.