#C9E4E9 Color

#C9E4E9 is rgb(201, 228, 233) in RGB and hsl(189, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E4E9

HEX#C9E4E9

RGBrgb(201, 228, 233)

HSLhsl(189, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(189, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.029 210)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E4E9 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 text15.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E4E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E4E9 Complementary#E9CEC9 Analogous#C9E9DE Analogous#C9D4E9 Triadic#E9C9E4 Triadic#E4E9C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E4E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0E8EC #D7EBEF #DEEFF2 #E2F1F3 #E9F4F6 #F1F8F9

Shades

#9DCED7 #75BBC7 #4AA5B5 #3A818D #285962 #18353A

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