#c9ebc5

Color #c9ebc5

A moderately saturated very light green.

Closest named color Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2 · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class green-200 #b9f8cf · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ebc5

RGB

rgb(201, 235, 197)

HSL

hsl(113.7, 48.7%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(113.7, 16.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 0%, 16.2%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(89.8, -18.07, 14.79)

LCH

lch(89.8, 23.35, 140.7)

OKLCH

oklch(90.6%, 0.0623, 142.17)

HWB

hwb(113.7, 77.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c5eb

Analogous

#dcebc5

#c9ebc5

#c5ebd4

Triadic

#c9ebc5

#c5c9eb

#ebc5c9

Split-complementary

#c9ebc5

#d4c5eb

#ebc5dc

Tetradic

#c9ebc5

#c5ebe7

#e7c5eb

#ebc5c9

Square

#c9ebc5

#c5dceb

#e7c5eb

#ebd4c5

Shades

Color #c9ebc5 mixed toward black.

#97d98f

#65c65a

#42a137

#2c6b25

#163612

Tints

Color #c9ebc5 mixed toward white.

#d2eecf

#dbf2d8

#e4f5e2

#edf8ec

#f6fcf5

Tones

Color #c9ebc5 mixed toward gray.

#cbe8c8

#cee5cb

#d0e1ce

#d3ded2

#d5dbd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9cf · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#d7d4d1 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#cbd7d8 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ebc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ebc5]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#c9ebc5 (#c9ebc5) is rgb(201, 235, 197) in RGB.

No, #c9ebc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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