What color is #C9FBF1?

#C9FBF1 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9FBF1?

The RGB value is 201, 251, 241: 201 red, 251 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9FBF1?

The complementary color is #FBC9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9FBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9FBF1 color

#C9FBF1 rgb(201, 251, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C9FBF1 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 98.4% green and 94.5% blue (201, 251, 241).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Glacial Drift (#C3FBF4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#C9FBF1 color codes

HEX	`#C9FBF1`
RGB	`rgb(201, 251, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 98.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 86%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.06, -17.79, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.06, 17.79, 181.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.457, 87.76, 96.218)`
Decimal	`13237233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9FBF1, 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 #C9FBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9FBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #C9FBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9fbf1; }
.text { color: #c9fbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9fbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 251 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9fbf1, #c9ecfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C9FBF1?: #C9FBF1 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9FBF1?: The RGB value is 201, 251, 241: 201 red, 251 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9FBF1?: The complementary color is #FBC9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9FBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.