#C9E9E1 Color

#C9E9E1 is rgb(201, 233, 225) in RGB and hsl(165, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9E9E1

HEX#C9E9E1

RGBrgb(201, 233, 225)

HSLhsl(165, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(165, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.035 178.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9E9E1 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 text16.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9E9E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9E9E1 Complementary#E9C9D1 Analogous#C9E9D1 Analogous#C9E1E9 Triadic#E1C9E9 Triadic#E9E1C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9E9E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0ECE5 #D7EFE9 #DEF2ED #E2F3EF #E9F6F3 #F1F9F7

Shades

#9DD7C9 #75C7B2 #4AB59A #3A8D78 #286253 #183A31

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