What color is #C9E2D0?

#C9E2D0 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 #C9E2D0?

The RGB value is 201, 226, 208: 201 red, 226 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E2D0?

The complementary color is #E2C9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E2D0 color

#C9E2D0 rgb(201, 226, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9E2D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 88.6% green and 81.6% blue (201, 226, 208).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#C9E2D0 color codes

HEX	`#C9E2D0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 226, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 88.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, -11.64, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 13.09, 152.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.666, 71.363, 70.135)`
Decimal	`13230800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E2D0, 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 #C9E2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #C9E2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e2d0; }
.text { color: #c9e2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 226 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e2d0, #c9e2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C9E2D0?: #C9E2D0 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 #C9E2D0?: The RGB value is 201, 226, 208: 201 red, 226 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E2D0?: The complementary color is #E2C9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.