What color is #C9EBF4?

#C9EBF4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9EBF4?

The RGB value is 201, 235, 244: 201 red, 235 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9EBF4?

The complementary color is #F4D2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9EBF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9EBF4 color

#C9EBF4 rgb(201, 235, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9EBF4 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 92.2% green and 95.7% blue (201, 235, 244).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 66% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#C9EBF4 color codes

HEX	`#C9EBF4`
RGB	`rgb(201, 235, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 92.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 66%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -9.18, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 12.21, 221.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.121, 78.364, 97.002)`
Decimal	`13233140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9EBF4, 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 #C9EBF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9EBF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #C9EBF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ebf4; }
.text { color: #c9ebf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ebf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 235 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ebf4, #c9d6f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9EBF4?: #C9EBF4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9EBF4?: The RGB value is 201, 235, 244: 201 red, 235 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9EBF4?: The complementary color is #F4D2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9EBF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.