#C9E4E2 Color

#C9E4E2 is rgb(201, 228, 226) in RGB and hsl(176, 33%, 84%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E4E2

HEX#C9E4E2

RGBrgb(201, 228, 226)

HSLhsl(176, 33%, 84%)

HSVhsv(176, 12%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.029 191.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E4E2 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 text15.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E4E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E4E2 Complementary#E4C9CB Analogous#C9E4D4 Analogous#C9D8E4 Triadic#E2C9E4 Triadic#E4E2C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E4E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0E7E6 #D6EAE9 #DDEEED #E4F1F0 #EBF5F4 #F1F8F8

Shades

#A3D1CE #7BBCB8 #55AAA4 #41817D #2E5C59 #1A3331

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