What color is #C9EADE?

#C9EADE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9EADE?

The RGB value is 201, 234, 222: 201 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9EADE?

The complementary color is #EAC9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9EADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9EADE color

#C9EADE rgb(201, 234, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9EADE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (201, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 44% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#C9EADE color codes

HEX	`#C9EADE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 44%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.11, -13.05, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.11, 13.24, 170.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.692, 76.536, 80.352)`
Decimal	`13232862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9EADE, 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 #C9EADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9EADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #C9EADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9eade; }
.text { color: #c9eade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9eade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9eade, #c9e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C9EADE?: #C9EADE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9EADE?: The RGB value is 201, 234, 222: 201 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9EADE?: The complementary color is #EAC9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9EADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.