What color is #C9F2FF?

#C9F2FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9F2FF?

The RGB value is 201, 242, 255: 201 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9F2FF?

The complementary color is #FFD6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9F2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9F2FF color

#C9F2FF rgb(201, 242, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9F2FF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue (201, 242, 255).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#C9F2FF color codes

HEX	`#C9F2FF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 242, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 94.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.08, -10.42, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.08, 14.88, 225.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.884, 83.139, 106.743)`
Decimal	`13234943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9F2FF, 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 #C9F2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9F2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #C9F2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9f2ff; }
.text { color: #c9f2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9f2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 242 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9f2ff, #c9d7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9F2FF?: #C9F2FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9F2FF?: The RGB value is 201, 242, 255: 201 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9F2FF?: The complementary color is #FFD6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9F2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.