What color is #C9E6E8?

#C9E6E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9E6E8?

The RGB value is 201, 230, 232: 201 red, 230 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E6E8?

The complementary color is #E8CBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E6E8 color

#C9E6E8 rgb(201, 230, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9E6E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 90.2% green and 91% blue (201, 230, 232).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 40% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Starship Tonic (#CCE7E8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#C9E6E8 color codes

HEX	`#C9E6E8`
RGB	`rgb(201, 230, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 90.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 40%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.32, -9.08, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.32, 10, 204.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.946, 74.836, 87.246)`
Decimal	`13231848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E6E8, 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 #C9E6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #C9E6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e6e8; }
.text { color: #c9e6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 230 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e6e8, #c9d7e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9E6E8?: #C9E6E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9E6E8?: The RGB value is 201, 230, 232: 201 red, 230 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E6E8?: The complementary color is #E8CBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.