#C9E8ED Color

#C9E8ED is rgb(201, 232, 237) in RGB and hsl(188, 50%, 86%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is PaleTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E8ED

HEX#C9E8ED

RGBrgb(201, 232, 237)

HSLhsl(188, 50%, 86%)

HSVhsv(188, 15%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(91% 0.033 208.4)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E8ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E8ED based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E8ED Complementary#EDCEC9 Analogous#C9EDE0 Analogous#C9D7ED Triadic#EDC9E8 Triadic#E8EDC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E8ED, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1ECF0 #D5EDF1 #DDF0F4 #E4F4F6 #ECF7F9 #F0F9FA

Shades

#9CD5DE #71C3D0 #44B0C1 #328895 #225E67 #14383D

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