What color is #C9DCD4?

#C9DCD4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DCD4?

The RGB value is 201, 220, 212: 201 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DCD4?

The complementary color is #DCC9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DCD4 color

#C9DCD4 rgb(201, 220, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9DCD4 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (201, 220, 212).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#C9DCD4 color codes

HEX	`#C9DCD4`
RGB	`rgb(201, 220, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 86.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.18, -7.84, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.18, 8.04, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.562, 68.357, 72.225)`
Decimal	`13229268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DCD4, 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 #C9DCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #C9DCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dcd4; }
.text { color: #c9dcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 220 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dcd4, #c9dbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9DCD4?: #C9DCD4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DCD4?: The RGB value is 201, 220, 212: 201 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DCD4?: The complementary color is #DCC9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.