HEX atlas value

#C9D9CF

#C9D9CF is a cool green HEX color close to Light Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 217, 207, HSL 143, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6655, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C9D9CF Sample readable text

HEX #C9D9CF

RGB rgb(201, 217, 207)

HSL hsl(143 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 5, 15)

Luminance 0.6655

Contrast Black 14.31:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-c9d9cf: #C9D9CF;
.background-c9d9cf { background-color: #C9D9CF; }
.text-c9d9cf { color: #C9D9CF; }

Luminance0.6655

Black text14.31:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C9D9CF","rgb":[201,217,207],"hsl":[143,17,82],"cmyk":[7,0,5,15],"luminance":0.6655,"contrast":{"black":14.31,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BFE3CD","hex":"#BFE3CD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.08,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9D9D7","hex":"#C9D9D7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.39,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Light Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9d9cf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9C9D3","analogous":["#CBD9C9","#C9D9D7"],"triadic":["#CFC9D9","#D9CFC9"],"tetradic":["#C9CBD9","#D9C9D3","#D9D7C9"],"splitComplementary":["#D7C9D9","#D9C9CB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C9D9CF","#94B3A0"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#94B3A0","saturated":"#BFE3CD","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":14},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":18.894443627691185}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9D9CF

#C9D9CF is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C9D9CF is visually closest to Light Gray, a named gray color with HEX #D3D3D3.

The RGB channels are 201, 217, and 207, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg with 17% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6655, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.31:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9D9CF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BFE3CD#000000 text · best 15.08:1#BFE3CD

Aluminum#000000 text · best 14.98:1#D9DAD9

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#C9D9D7#000000 text · best 14.39:1#C9D9D7

Generated Palette

#C9D9CF#C9D9CF

#D9C9D3#D9C9D3

#CBD9C9#CBD9C9

#C9D9D7#C9D9D7

White#FFFFFF

#94B3A0#94B3A0

Color Harmonies

#D9C9D3#D9C9D3

#CBD9C9#CBD9C9

#C9D9D7#C9D9D7

#CFC9D9#CFC9D9

#D9CFC9#D9CFC9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#94B3A0#94B3A0

#BFE3CD#BFE3CD

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE0#CCFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Aluminum#D9DAD9

#C9D9CF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9D9CF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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