What color is #C9D8CF?

#C9D8CF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D8CF?

The RGB value is 201, 216, 207: 201 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D8CF?

The complementary color is #D8C9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D8CF color

#C9D8CF rgb(201, 216, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D8CF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 84.7% green and 81.2% blue (201, 216, 207).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#C9D8CF color codes

HEX	`#C9D8CF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 216, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 84.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, -6.72, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 7.24, 158.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.903, 66.034, 68.609)`
Decimal	`13228239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D8CF, 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 #C9D8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #C9D8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d8cf; }
.text { color: #c9d8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 216 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d8cf, #c9d8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D8CF?: #C9D8CF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D8CF?: The RGB value is 201, 216, 207: 201 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D8CF?: The complementary color is #D8C9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.