#C9EFEC Hex Color
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#c9efec is a bleached, luminous cyan that feels airy and clean. Due to its high lightness and low saturation, it serves best as a minimal UI background rather than an accent. This shade maintains excellent readability with standard black text at a 17.0:1 contrast ratio. When designing, pair this hex code with dark charcoals to ground its ethereal quality.
Questions about #c9efec
What is #c9efec in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #c9efec is rgb(201, 239, 236), in HSL hsl(175, 54%, 86%) and in CMYK 16%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
How should I use #c9efec in a website design?
Use #c9efec primarily as a subtle, airy background color for minimalist interfaces where you need to create a sense of cleanliness without visual clutter. It pairs effectively with deep charcoal text to maintain high contrast and professional readability for your users.
Does #c9efec work well as a primary accent color?
Generally, no, because the extremely low saturation and high lightness of #c9efec make it too faint to draw attention against most white or light gray surfaces. It is much more effective as a neutral base that allows stronger colors to stand out properly.
Is #c9efec readable on white or black?
#c9efec has a 1.23:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.04:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.