What color is #C9D9D8?

#C9D9D8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D9D8?

The RGB value is 201, 217, 216: 201 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D9D8?

The complementary color is #D9C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D9D8 color

#C9D9D8 rgb(201, 217, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9D9D8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.1% green and 84.7% blue (201, 217, 216).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#C9D9D8 color codes

HEX	`#C9D9D8`
RGB	`rgb(201, 217, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, -5.54, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 5.7, 193.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.292, 67, 74.656)`
Decimal	`13228504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D9D8, 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 #C9D9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #C9D9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d9d8; }
.text { color: #c9d9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 217 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d9d8, #c9d2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9D9D8?: #C9D9D8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D9D8?: The RGB value is 201, 217, 216: 201 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D9D8?: The complementary color is #D9C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.