What color is #C9E1D0?

#C9E1D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9E1D0?

The RGB value is 201, 225, 208: 201 red, 225 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E1D0?

The complementary color is #E1C9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E1D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E1D0 color

#C9E1D0 rgb(201, 225, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9E1D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 88.2% green and 81.6% blue (201, 225, 208).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#C9E1D0 color codes

HEX	`#C9E1D0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 225, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 88.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, -11.13, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 12.47, 153.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.395, 70.821, 70.045)`
Decimal	`13230544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E1D0, 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 #C9E1D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E1D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #C9E1D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e1d0; }
.text { color: #c9e1d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e1d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 225 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e1d0, #c9e1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C9E1D0?: #C9E1D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9E1D0?: The RGB value is 201, 225, 208: 201 red, 225 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E1D0?: The complementary color is #E1C9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E1D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.