#C9E4E1 Color

#C9E4E1 is rgb(201, 228, 225) in RGB and hsl(173, 33%, 84%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E4E1

HEX#C9E4E1

RGBrgb(201, 228, 225)

HSLhsl(173, 33%, 84%)

HSVhsv(173, 12%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.029 188.5)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E4E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E4E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E4E1 Complementary#E4C9CC Analogous#C9E4D3 Analogous#C9D9E4 Triadic#E1C9E4 Triadic#E4E1C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E4E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0E7E4 #D6EAE8 #DDEEEC #E4F1F0 #EBF5F4 #F1F8F7

Shades

#A3D1CC #7BBCB5 #55AAA0 #418179 #2E5C56 #1A3330

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