#C9DBCE
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #C9DBCE
#C9DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBC9D6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9DBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C9DBCE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #C9DBCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9DBCE?
#C9DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9DBCE?
Use black text. Black on #C9DBCE has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9DBCE?
Its complementary colour is #DBC9D6, and analogous partners are #CDDBC9 and #C9DBD7.