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#C9CFAF closest to Bitter Melon

#C9CFAF is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Bitter Melon. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 81.2% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(201, 207, 175)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 25% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. #C9CFAF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.03:1.

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Variations of #C9CFAF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C9CFAF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C9CFAF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C9CFAF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3CCB0
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4CBAD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1CCAE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3CCB0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0CDB0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDCBC6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CACDBA
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCCC5

#C9CFAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#C9CFAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.03:1 Super#C9CFAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C9CFAF in CSS

/* Bitter Melon */
.color { color: #C9CFAF; }
.background { background-color: #C9CFAF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C9CFAF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 207 175);
color: hsl(71 25% 75%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.044 116.0);

#C9CFAF FAQ

What color is #C9CFAF?

#C9CFAF is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C9CFAF?

#C9CFAF is rgb(201, 207, 175) in RGB, hsl(71, 25%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C9CFAF?

The complementary color of #C9CFAF is #B5AFCF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C9CFAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C9CFAF: 13.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C9CFAF a warm or cool color?

#C9CFAF is a cool color.