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#C9F8CD Color

#C9F8CD is rgb(201, 248, 205) in RGB, hsl(125, 77%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 3%) 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 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9F8CD
HEX#C9F8CD
RGBrgb(201, 248, 205)
HSLhsl(125, 77%, 88%)
HSVhsv(125, 19%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.075 147.2)
LABlab(93.45% -21.62 15.57)
LCHlch(93.45% 26.64 144.24)

What #C9F8CD 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 #C9F8CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.31Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.73Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.04Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 10.43Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.56Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.21

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

#C9F8CD Channel Values

How #C9F8CD 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 248 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 77% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 19% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9F8CD 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9F8CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9F8CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9F8CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9F8CD
Complementary
#F8C9F4
Analogous
#DCF8C9
Analogous
#C9F8E4
Triadic
#CDC9F8
Triadic
#F8CDC9
Split comp.
#E4C9F8
Split comp.
#F8C9DC

Tints & Shades of #C9F8CD

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

#CDF9D1
#D6FAD9
#DBFADE
#E4FBE6
#E8FCEA
#F1FDF2

Shades

#93F19B
#5DEA68
#26E336
#17B525
#107E1A
#09480F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9F8CD.

How #C9F8CD 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#C9F8CD
Protanopia#F1F1CD
Protanomaly#E2F4CD
Deuteranopia#EAEACE
Deuteranomaly#DDF0CE
Tritanopia#CFF3F3
Tritanomaly#CDF5E5
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9F8CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9f8cd: #C9F8CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9F8CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9f8cd': '#C9F8CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.973, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_c9f8cd">#C9F8CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9F8CD"

More Green Colors

#C9F8CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9F8CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9F8CD?

#C9F8CD is a lightest green — rgb(201, 248, 205) in RGB and hsl(125, 77%, 88%) 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 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #C9F8CD?

#C9F8CD is rgb(201, 248, 205) — red 201, green 248, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9F8CD?

#C9F8CD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9F8CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9F8CD scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9F8CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9F8CD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 17.7, which is visibly different.

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