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#C9E2BB Color

#C9E2BB is rgb(201, 226, 187) in RGB, hsl(98, 40%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9E2BB
HEX#C9E2BB
RGBrgb(201, 226, 187)
HSLhsl(98, 40%, 81%)
HSVhsv(98, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.059 134.3)
LABlab(87.26% -13.82 16.23)
LCHlch(87.26% 21.32 130.40)

What #C9E2BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9E2BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.46Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 10.67Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.91Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.63Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 11.88Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C9E2BB Channel Values

How #C9E2BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 226 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 40% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9E2BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9E2BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9E2BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9E2BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9E2BB
Complementary
#D4BBE2
Analogous
#DDE2BB
Analogous
#BBE2C0
Triadic
#BBC9E2
Triadic
#E2BBC9
Split comp.
#C0BBE2
Split comp.
#E2BBDD

Tints & Shades of #C9E2BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFE5C2
#D7EACD
#DDEDD4
#E6F1DF
#EBF4E6
#F4F9F1

Shades

#AAD194
#8BC06D
#6DAB49
#548439
#3B5D28
#223617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9E2BB.

How #C9E2BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9E2BB
Protanopia#DEDEBB
Protanomaly#D6E0BB
Deuteranopia#DADABC
Deuteranomaly#D4DDBB
Tritanopia#CEDEDE
Tritanomaly#CCDFD1
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9E2BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9e2bb: #C9E2BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9E2BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9e2bb': '#C9E2BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.886, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_c9e2bb">#C9E2BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9E2BB"

More Green Colors

#C9E2BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C9E2BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9E2BB?

#C9E2BB is a lightest green — rgb(201, 226, 187) in RGB and hsl(98, 40%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #C9E2BB?

#C9E2BB is rgb(201, 226, 187) — red 201, green 226, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9E2BB?

#C9E2BB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9E2BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9E2BB scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9E2BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9E2BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

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