Palettes / Colors / #C9DED1

#C9DED1 — Pale Dusty Green

#C9DED1 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#C9DED1 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEC9D6; it also sits naturally between #CCDEC9 and #C9DEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C9DED1

.text { color: #C9DED1; }
.background { background-color: #C9DED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9DED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 222, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9DED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 222, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9DED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 222, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9DED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9DED1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEC9D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9DED1: #000000.

How #C9DED1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C9DED1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C9DED0  ·  #C9DED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9DED1?

#C9DED1 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 201, 222, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9DED1?

#C9DED1 is RGB 201, 222, 209 — HSL 143°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #C9DED1?

Its complement is #DEC9D6; analogous partners are #CCDEC9 and #C9DEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9DED1 for text?

Black text on #C9DED1 has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.