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#C9FDCE Color

#C9FDCE is rgb(201, 253, 206) in RGB, hsl(126, 93%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 1%) 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 7.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9FDCE
HEX#C9FDCE
RGBrgb(201, 253, 206)
HSLhsl(126, 93%, 89%)
HSVhsv(126, 21%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.082 147.5)
LABlab(94.80% -23.72 16.94)
LCHlch(94.80% 29.15 144.46)

What #C9FDCE 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 #C9FDCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.77Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.17Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.68Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.29Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 12.15Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.07

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

#C9FDCE Channel Values

How #C9FDCE 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 253 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 93% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 21% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9FDCE 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 text18.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9FDCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9FDCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9FDCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9FDCE
Complementary
#FDC9F8
Analogous
#DEFDC9
Analogous
#C9FDE8
Triadic
#CEC9FD
Triadic
#FDCEC9
Split comp.
#E8C9FD
Split comp.
#FDC9DE

Tints & Shades of #C9FDCE

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

#CEFDD3
#D8FEDB
#DDFEE0
#E1FEE4
#E6FEE9
#F0FEF2

Shades

#8EFB99
#53F963
#18F72E
#07C51A
#058A12
#034F0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9FDCE.

How #C9FDCE 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#C9FDCE
Protanopia#F5F5CE
Protanomaly#E5F8CE
Deuteranopia#EDEDD0
Deuteranomaly#E0F4CF
Tritanopia#D0F8F8
Tritanomaly#CDFAE8
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9FDCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9fdce: #C9FDCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9FDCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9fdce': '#C9FDCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.992, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_c9fdce">#C9FDCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9FDCE"

More Green Colors

#C9FDCE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C9FDCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9FDCE?

#C9FDCE is a lightest green — rgb(201, 253, 206) in RGB and hsl(126, 93%, 89%) 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 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #C9FDCE?

#C9FDCE is rgb(201, 253, 206) — red 201, green 253, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9FDCE?

#C9FDCE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9FDCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9FDCE scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9FDCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9FDCE 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 19.25, 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.