What color is #C9ECE9?

#C9ECE9 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 #C9ECE9?

The RGB value is 201, 236, 233: 201 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9ECE9?

The complementary color is #ECC9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9ECE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9ECE9 color

#C9ECE9 rgb(201, 236, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9ECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 92.5% green and 91.4% blue (201, 236, 233).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 16.66:1).

#C9ECE9 color codes

HEX	`#C9ECE9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 236, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 92.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.91, -11.92, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.91, 12.15, 191.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.787, 78.29, 88.562)`
Decimal	`13233385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9ECE9, 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 #C9ECE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9ECE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #C9ECE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ece9; }
.text { color: #c9ece9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ece9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 236 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ece9, #c9deec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C9ECE9?: #C9ECE9 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 #C9ECE9?: The RGB value is 201, 236, 233: 201 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9ECE9?: The complementary color is #ECC9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9ECE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.