What color is #C9DEAD?

#C9DEAD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DEAD?

The RGB value is 201, 222, 173: 201 red, 222 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DEAD?

The complementary color is #C2ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DEAD color

#C9DEAD rgb(201, 222, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9DEAD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 87.1% green and 67.8% blue (201, 222, 173).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#C9DEAD color codes

HEX	`#C9DEAD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 222, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 87.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -15.5, 21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 26.71, 125.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.75, 67.677, 49.548)`
Decimal	`13229741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DEAD, 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 #C9DEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #C9DEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dead; }
.text { color: #c9dead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 222 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dead, #b1dead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C9DEAD?: #C9DEAD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DEAD?: The RGB value is 201, 222, 173: 201 red, 222 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DEAD?: The complementary color is #C2ADDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.