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#C9FCDB Color

#C9FCDB is rgb(201, 252, 219) in RGB, hsl(141, 89%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9FCDB
HEX#C9FCDB
RGBrgb(201, 252, 219)
HSLhsl(141, 89%, 89%)
HSVhsv(141, 20%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.068 156.5)
LABlab(94.77% -21.56 10.29)
LCHlch(94.77% 23.89 154.49)

What #C9FCDB 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 #C9FCDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C9FCDB Channel Values

How #C9FCDB 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 252 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 89% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 20% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9FCDB 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C9FCDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9FCDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C9FCDB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9FCDB.

How #C9FCDB 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#C9FCDB
Protanopia#F4F4DB
Protanomaly#E4F7DB
Deuteranopia#EDEDDC
Deuteranomaly#DFF3DC
Tritanopia#CEF8F8
Tritanomaly#CCFAED
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9FCDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9fcdb: #C9FCDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9FCDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9fcdb': '#C9FCDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.988, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_c9fcdb">#C9FCDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9FCDB"

More Green Colors

#C9FCDB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C9FCDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9FCDB?

#C9FCDB is a lightest green — rgb(201, 252, 219) in RGB and hsl(141, 89%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.32.

What is the RGB value of #C9FCDB?

#C9FCDB is rgb(201, 252, 219) — red 201, green 252, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9FCDB?

#C9FCDB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9FCDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9FCDB scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9FCDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9FCDB 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 15.75, which is visibly different.

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