Information about #C9E0E6 color

#C9E0E6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9E0E6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 224, 230) — 78.8% red, 87.8% green, 90.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 2 / 0 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated cyan, #C9E0E6 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Heavenly Meadow (#CDE5E8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jagged Ice (#CAE7E2) and Mabel (#CBE8E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(201, 224, 230)), which gives #C9E0E6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 15.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9E0E6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C9E0E6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9E0E6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9E0E6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9E0E6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9E0E6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#E7CBE1
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#DECBE7
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#D3E7CB
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Nearest named colors to #C9E0E6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Heavenly Meadow color link
Heavenly Meadow

#CDE5E8

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Soft Light Blue color link
Soft Light Blue

#C7E4EE

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Foam color link
Foam

#D0EAE8

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Oyster Bay color link
Oyster Bay

#D1EAEA

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Mint Tulip color link
Mint Tulip

#C6EADD

#C9E0E6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9E0E6
  • RGB201, 224, 230
  • CMYK11, 2, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(201, 224, 230)
  • HSL192°, 37%, 85%
  • HSL Precise192.414°, 36.709%, 84.51%
  • HSV192°, 13%, 90%
  • HSB192°, 13%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.878, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.878, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.878, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9E0E6
  • DECIMAL ID13230310
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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