What color is #C9D9BF?

#C9D9BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D9BF?

The RGB value is 201, 217, 191: 201 red, 217 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D9BF?

The complementary color is #CFBFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D9BF color

#C9D9BF rgb(201, 217, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D9BF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.1% green and 74.9% blue (201, 217, 191).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#C9D9BF color codes

HEX	`#C9D9BF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 217, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.9, -10.06, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.9, 14.9, 132.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.303, 65.804, 58.91)`
Decimal	`13228479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D9BF, 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 #C9D9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #C9D9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d9bf; }
.text { color: #c9d9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 217 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d9bf, #bfd9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9D9BF?: #C9D9BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D9BF?: The RGB value is 201, 217, 191: 201 red, 217 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D9BF?: The complementary color is #CFBFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.