#C9E5B8 Color

#C9E5B8 is rgb(201, 229, 184) in RGB and hsl(97, 46%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E5B8

HEX#C9E5B8

RGBrgb(201, 229, 184)

HSLhsl(97, 46%, 81%)

HSVhsv(97, 20%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(89% 0.067 133.7)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E5B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E5B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E5B8 Complementary#D4B8E5 Analogous#E0E5B8 Analogous#B8E5BD Triadic#B8C9E5 Triadic#E5B8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E5B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFE8C0 #D7ECCB #DDEED2 #E6F3DD #EBF5E5 #F4F9F0

Shades

#AAD68F #8BC766 #6DB342 #548A33 #3B6124 #223815

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