What color is #C9E4CB?

#C9E4CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9E4CB?

The RGB value is 201, 228, 203: 201 red, 228 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E4CB?

The complementary color is #E4C9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E4CB color

#C9E4CB rgb(201, 228, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9E4CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 89.4% green and 79.6% blue (201, 228, 203).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#C9E4CB color codes

HEX	`#C9E4CB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 228, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 89.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.07, -13.54, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.07, 16.38, 145.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.608, 72.215, 67.129)`
Decimal	`13231307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E4CB, 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 #C9E4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #C9E4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e4cb; }
.text { color: #c9e4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 228 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e4cb, #c9e4d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C9E4CB?: #C9E4CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9E4CB?: The RGB value is 201, 228, 203: 201 red, 228 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E4CB?: The complementary color is #E4C9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.