What color is #C9DADE?

#C9DADE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DADE?

The RGB value is 201, 218, 222: 201 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DADE?

The complementary color is #DECDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DADE color

#C9DADE rgb(201, 218, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9DADE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.5% green and 87.1% blue (201, 218, 222).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is High Sierra (#CEDEE2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#C9DADE color codes

HEX	`#C9DADE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 218, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -4.9, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 6.27, 218.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.341, 67.833, 78.902)`
Decimal	`13228766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DADE, 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 #C9DADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #C9DADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dade; }
.text { color: #c9dade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 218 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dade, #c9cfde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9DADE?: #C9DADE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DADE?: The RGB value is 201, 218, 222: 201 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DADE?: The complementary color is #DECDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.