What color is #C9DFDD?

#C9DFDD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DFDD?

The RGB value is 201, 223, 221: 201 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DFDD?

The complementary color is #DFC9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DFDD color

#C9DFDD rgb(201, 223, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9DFDD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 87.5% green and 86.7% blue (201, 223, 221).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#C9DFDD color codes

HEX	`#C9DFDD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.2, -7.67, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.2, 7.81, 191.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.523, 70.412, 78.637)`
Decimal	`13230045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DFDD, 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 #C9DFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #C9DFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dfdd; }
.text { color: #c9dfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 223 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dfdd, #c9d6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9DFDD?: #C9DFDD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DFDD?: The RGB value is 201, 223, 221: 201 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DFDD?: The complementary color is #DFC9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.