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#C9F8F3 Color

#C9F8F3 is rgb(201, 248, 243) in RGB, hsl(174, 77%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9F8F3
HEX#C9F8F3
RGBrgb(201, 248, 243)
HSLhsl(174, 77%, 88%)
HSVhsv(174, 19%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.048 188.4)
LABlab(94.19% -16.28 -2.82)
LCHlch(94.19% 16.53 189.83)

What #C9F8F3 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 #C9F8F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 6.97Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 7.21Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.39Water#D4F1F9ΔE 8.92Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.66Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.98

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

#C9F8F3 Channel Values

How #C9F8F3 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 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 77% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 19% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9F8F3 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9F8F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9F8F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9F8F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9F8F3
Complementary
#F8C9CE
Analogous
#C9F8DC
Analogous
#C9E5F8
Triadic
#F3C9F8
Triadic
#F8F3C9
Split comp.
#F8C9E5
Split comp.
#F8DCC9

Tints & Shades of #C9F8F3

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

#CDF9F4
#D6FAF6
#DBFAF7
#E4FBF9
#E8FCFA
#F1FDFC

Shades

#93F1E7
#5DEADC
#26E3D0
#17B5A5
#107E73
#094842

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9F8F3.

How #C9F8F3 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#C9F8F3
Protanopia#F1F1F3
Protanomaly#E2F4F3
Deuteranopia#EAEAF4
Deuteranomaly#DDF0F4
Tritanopia#CAF7F7
Tritanomaly#C9F8F6
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #C9F8F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9f8f3: #C9F8F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9F8F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9f8f3': '#C9F8F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.973, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_c9f8f3">#C9F8F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9F8F3"

More Teal Colors

#C9F8F3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9F8F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9F8F3?

#C9F8F3 is a lightest teal — rgb(201, 248, 243) in RGB and hsl(174, 77%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #C9F8F3?

#C9F8F3 is rgb(201, 248, 243) — red 201, green 248, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9F8F3?

#C9F8F3 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9F8F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9F8F3 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9F8F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9F8F3 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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