Palettes / Colors / #C9FBFF

#C9FBFF — Pale Vivid Teal

#C9FBFF is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#C9FBFF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #FFCBC7; it also sits naturally between #C7FFE7 and #C7DFFF. 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 98% · Blue 100%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #C9FBFF

.text { color: #C9FBFF; }
.background { background-color: #C9FBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9FBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 251, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9FBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 251, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9FBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 251, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9FBFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9FBFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFCBC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9FBFF: #000000.

How #C9FBFF 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 #C9FBFF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C9FBFE  ·  #C9FC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9FBFF?

#C9FBFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 201, 251, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9FBFF?

#C9FBFF is RGB 201, 251, 255 — HSL 184°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 21%, 2%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C9FBFF?

Its complement is #FFCBC7; analogous partners are #C7FFE7 and #C7DFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9FBFF for text?

Black text on #C9FBFF has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.