#C9E4E8 Color

#C9E4E8 is rgb(201, 228, 232) in RGB and hsl(188, 40%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E4E8

HEX#C9E4E8

RGBrgb(201, 228, 232)

HSLhsl(188, 40%, 85%)

HSVhsv(188, 13%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(90% 0.029 207.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E4E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E4E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E4E8 Complementary#E8CEC9 Analogous#C9E8DD Analogous#C9D5E8 Triadic#E8C9E4 Triadic#E4E8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E4E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1E8EB #D8EBEE #DFEFF1 #E2F1F3 #EAF4F6 #F1F8F9

Shades

#9FCED6 #77BBC5 #4DA5B3 #3C818B #295960 #183539

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