What color is #C9DCED?

#C9DCED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Snowy Summit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DCED?

The RGB value is 201, 220, 237: 201 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DCED?

The complementary color is #EDDAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DCED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DCED color

#C9DCED rgb(201, 220, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9DCED is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 86.3% green and 92.9% blue (201, 220, 237).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 50% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Summit (#C5D8E9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#C9DCED color codes

HEX	`#C9DCED`
RGB	`rgb(201, 220, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 86.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 50%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.86, -2.92, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.86, 10.85, 254.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.963, 69.717, 90.138)`
Decimal	`13229293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DCED, 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 #C9DCED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DCED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #C9DCED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dced; }
.text { color: #c9dced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 220 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dced, #c9caed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9DCED?: #C9DCED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Snowy Summit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DCED?: The RGB value is 201, 220, 237: 201 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DCED?: The complementary color is #EDDAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DCED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.