HEX atlas value

#C9D9D0

#C9D9D0 is a cool green HEX color close to Light Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 217, 208, HSL 146, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.666, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#C9D9D0 Sample readable text

HEX #C9D9D0

RGB rgb(201, 217, 208)

HSL hsl(146 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 4, 15)

Luminance 0.666

Contrast Black 14.32:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-c9d9d0: #C9D9D0;
.background-c9d9d0 { background-color: #C9D9D0; }
.text-c9d9d0 { color: #C9D9D0; }

Luminance0.666

Black text14.32:1AA 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":"#C9D9D0","rgb":[201,217,208],"hsl":[146,17,82],"cmyk":[7,0,4,15],"luminance":0.666,"contrast":{"black":14.32,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.32,"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":"#BFE3CF","hex":"#BFE3CF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"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":"#C9D9D8","hex":"#C9D9D8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.4,"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/c9d9d0.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":"#D9C9D2","analogous":["#CAD9C9","#C9D9D8"],"triadic":["#D0C9D9","#D9D0C9"],"tetradic":["#C9CAD9","#D9C9D2","#D9D8C9"],"splitComplementary":["#D8C9D9","#D9C9CA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C9D9D0","#94B3A1"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#94B3A1","saturated":"#BFE3CF","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":18.788294228055936}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9D9D0

#C9D9D0 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #C9D9D0 is visually closest to Light Gray, a named gray color with HEX #D3D3D3.

The RGB channels are 201, 217, and 208, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg 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 0.666, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.32:1AA 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 #C9D9D0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#BFE3CF#000000 text · best 15.1:1#BFE3CF

Aluminum#000000 text · best 14.98:1#D9DAD9

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

#C9D9D8#000000 text · best 14.4:1#C9D9D8

Generated Palette

#C9D9D0#C9D9D0

#D9C9D2#D9C9D2

#CAD9C9#CAD9C9

#C9D9D8#C9D9D8

White#FFFFFF

#94B3A1#94B3A1

Color Harmonies

#D9C9D2#D9C9D2

#CAD9C9#CAD9C9

#C9D9D8#C9D9D8

#D0C9D9#D0C9D9

#D9D0C9#D9D0C9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#94B3A1#94B3A1

#BFE3CF#BFE3CF

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE2#CCFFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#C9D9D0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9D9D0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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