What color is #C9E79C?

#C9E79C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9E79C?

The RGB value is 201, 231, 156: 201 red, 231 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9E79C?

The complementary color is #BA9CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9E79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9E79C color

#C9E79C rgb(201, 231, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9E79C is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 90.6% green and 61.2% blue (201, 231, 156).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 61% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#C9E79C color codes

HEX	`#C9E79C`
RGB	`rgb(201, 231, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 90.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 61%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.95, -22.37, 33.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.95, 40.16, 123.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.663, 71.969, 42.247)`
Decimal	`13232028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9E79C, 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 #C9E79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9E79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #C9E79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9e79c; }
.text { color: #c9e79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 231 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9e79c, #a4e79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C9E79C?: #C9E79C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9E79C?: The RGB value is 201, 231, 156: 201 red, 231 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9E79C?: The complementary color is #BA9CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9E79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.