What color is #C9D7DA?

#C9D7DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D7DA?

The RGB value is 201, 215, 218: 201 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D7DA?

The complementary color is #DACCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D7DA color

#C9D7DA rgb(201, 215, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D7DA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 84.3% green and 85.5% blue (201, 215, 218).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is High Sierra (#CEDEE2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#C9D7DA color codes

HEX	`#C9D7DA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 215, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 84.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.04, -4.12, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.04, 5.16, 216.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.04, 66.08, 75.855)`
Decimal	`13227994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D7DA, 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 #C9D7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #C9D7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d7da; }
.text { color: #c9d7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 215 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d7da, #c9cfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D7DA?: #C9D7DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D7DA?: The RGB value is 201, 215, 218: 201 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D7DA?: The complementary color is #DACCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.