What color is #C9DAD6?

#C9DAD6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DAD6?

The RGB value is 201, 218, 214: 201 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DAD6?

The complementary color is #DAC9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DAD6 color

#C9DAD6 rgb(201, 218, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9DAD6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.5% green and 83.9% blue (201, 218, 214).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#C9DAD6 color codes

HEX	`#C9DAD6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 218, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.71, -6.44, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.71, 6.44, 179.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.294, 67.415, 73.388)`
Decimal	`13228758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DAD6, 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 #C9DAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #C9DAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dad6; }
.text { color: #c9dad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 218 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dad6, #c9d5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9DAD6?: #C9DAD6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DAD6?: The RGB value is 201, 218, 214: 201 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DAD6?: The complementary color is #DAC9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.