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#C9EDCC Color

#C9EDCC is rgb(201, 237, 204) in RGB, hsl(125, 50%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9EDCC
HEX#C9EDCC
RGBrgb(201, 237, 204)
HSLhsl(125, 50%, 86%)
HSVhsv(125, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.058 147.4)
LABlab(90.49% -16.76 11.96)
LCHlch(90.49% 20.59 144.49)

What #C9EDCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9EDCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.79Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.45Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 8.99Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.41Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.57Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C9EDCC Channel Values

How #C9EDCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 237 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 50% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9EDCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9EDCC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9EDCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9EDCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9EDCC
Complementary
#EDC9EA
Analogous
#D8EDC9
Analogous
#C9EDDE
Triadic
#CCC9ED
Triadic
#EDCCC9
Split comp.
#DEC9ED
Split comp.
#EDC9D8

Tints & Shades of #C9EDCC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1F0D4
#D5F1D7
#DDF4DE
#E4F6E6
#ECF9ED
#F0FAF1

Shades

#9CDEA1
#71D079
#44C14E
#32953A
#226728
#143D18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9EDCC.

How #C9EDCC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9EDCC
Protanopia#E7E7CC
Protanomaly#DCEACC
Deuteranopia#E2E2CD
Deuteranomaly#D8E6CD
Tritanopia#CEE9E9
Tritanomaly#CCEBDE
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9EDCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9edcc: #C9EDCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9EDCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9edcc': '#C9EDCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.929, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_c9edcc">#C9EDCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9EDCC"

More Green Colors

#C9EDCC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C9EDCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9EDCC?

#C9EDCC is a lightest green — rgb(201, 237, 204) in RGB and hsl(125, 50%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #C9EDCC?

#C9EDCC is rgb(201, 237, 204) — red 201, green 237, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9EDCC?

#C9EDCC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9EDCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9EDCC scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9EDCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9EDCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 14.21, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.