What color is #C9DDC8?

#C9DDC8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DDC8?

The RGB value is 201, 221, 200: 201 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DDC8?

The complementary color is #DCC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DDC8 color

#C9DDC8 rgb(201, 221, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9DDC8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 86.7% green and 78.4% blue (201, 221, 200).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#C9DDC8 color codes

HEX	`#C9DDC8`
RGB	`rgb(201, 221, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 86.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, -10.54, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 13.26, 142.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.367, 68.3, 64.635)`
Decimal	`13229512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DDC8, 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 #C9DDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #C9DDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ddc8; }
.text { color: #c9ddc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ddc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 221 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ddc8, #c8ddd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C9DDC8?: #C9DDC8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DDC8?: The RGB value is 201, 221, 200: 201 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DDC8?: The complementary color is #DCC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.