What color is #C9E0DD?

#C9E0DD 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 #C9E0DD?

The RGB value is 201, 224, 221: 201 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E0DD?

The complementary color is #E0C9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E0DD color

#C9E0DD rgb(201, 224, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9E0DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 87.8% green and 86.7% blue (201, 224, 221).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#C9E0DD color codes

HEX	`#C9E0DD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 224, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 87.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -8.18, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 8.26, 187.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.791, 70.948, 78.726)`
Decimal	`13230301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E0DD, 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 #C9E0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #C9E0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e0dd; }
.text { color: #c9e0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 224 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e0dd, #c9d7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C9E0DD?: #C9E0DD 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 #C9E0DD?: The RGB value is 201, 224, 221: 201 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E0DD?: The complementary color is #E0C9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.