What color is #C9ECE6?

#C9ECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9ECE6?

The RGB value is 201, 236, 230: 201 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9ECE6?

The complementary color is #ECC9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9ECE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9ECE6 color

#C9ECE6 rgb(201, 236, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9ECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 92.5% green and 90.2% blue (201, 236, 230).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#C9ECE6 color codes

HEX	`#C9ECE6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 236, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 92.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.83, -12.51, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.83, 12.54, 184.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.362, 78.12, 86.324)`
Decimal	`13233382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9ECE6, 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 #C9ECE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9ECE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #C9ECE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ece6; }
.text { color: #c9ece6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ece6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 236 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ece6, #c9e1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C9ECE6?: #C9ECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9ECE6?: The RGB value is 201, 236, 230: 201 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9ECE6?: The complementary color is #ECC9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9ECE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.