What color is #C9E2CD?

#C9E2CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9E2CD?

The RGB value is 201, 226, 205: 201 red, 226 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E2CD?

The complementary color is #E2C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E2CD color

#C9E2CD rgb(201, 226, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9E2CD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 88.6% green and 80.4% blue (201, 226, 205).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#C9E2CD color codes

HEX	`#C9E2CD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 226, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 88.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, -12.18, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 14.29, 148.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.301, 71.217, 68.21)`
Decimal	`13230797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E2CD, 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 #C9E2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #C9E2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e2cd; }
.text { color: #c9e2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 226 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e2cd, #c9e2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C9E2CD?: #C9E2CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9E2CD?: The RGB value is 201, 226, 205: 201 red, 226 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E2CD?: The complementary color is #E2C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.