What color is #C9DFDA?

#C9DFDA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DFDA?

The RGB value is 201, 223, 218: 201 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DFDA?

The complementary color is #DFC9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DFDA color

#C9DFDA rgb(201, 223, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9DFDA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (201, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#C9DFDA color codes

HEX	`#C9DFDA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -8.24, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 8.24, 180.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.127, 70.254, 76.551)`
Decimal	`13230042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DFDA, 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 #C9DFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #C9DFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dfda; }
.text { color: #c9dfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dfda, #c9d9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C9DFDA?: #C9DFDA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DFDA?: The RGB value is 201, 223, 218: 201 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DFDA?: The complementary color is #DFC9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.