What color is #C9EAED?

#C9EAED is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(201, 234, 237), and in HSL hsl(185, 50%, 86%).

Is #C9EAED accessible as text?

On white, #C9EAED has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 16.48:1 (passes). For text placed on #C9EAED, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #C9EAED?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-200 (#E2E8F0).

What colors go well with #C9EAED?

As a neutral, #C9EAED pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #C9EAED the same as CSS paleturquoise?

No — #C9EAED is not the CSS named color paleturquoise, but paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#C9EAED Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #C9EAED

Not just a swatch — here's how #C9EAED works with other colors. Named schemes with #C9EAED in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #C9EAED Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 Anchor #2E3236

Pale Turquoise keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #C9EAED Accent #A6C4BE Surface #DFDABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

Pale Turquoise opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #C9EAED Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B4B19F Ink #2A2723

Pale Turquoise sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #C9EAED Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596771 Accent #E3FFFF

Pale Turquoise is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Pale Turquoise.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #C9EAED Secondary #F1FDFE Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Pale Turquoise is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pale Turquoise carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #C9EAED actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 41/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 86/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 8/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 4/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 20/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 13/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 13/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 5/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 81/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 91/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #C9EAED with

Seafoam Light Gray Rose Quartz Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 14.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #F5FAFA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #C9DEED — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #C9EAED at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #C9EAED;
  --color-base-rgb: 201 234 237;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(91.4% 0.035 203.3);
  --color-50: #F3FBFC;
  --color-100: #E0F4F5;
  --color-200: #C2E7EB;
  --color-300: #97D2D8;
  --color-400: #70BBC2;
  --color-500: #4E9FA6;
  --color-600: #427B80;
  --color-700: #33585C;
  --color-800: #243A3C;
  --color-900: #182425;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  pale-turquoise: {
    50: '#F3FBFC',
    100: '#E0F4F5',
    200: '#C2E7EB',
    300: '#97D2D8',
    400: '#70BBC2',
    500: '#4E9FA6',
    600: '#427B80',
    700: '#33585C',
    800: '#243A3C',
    900: '#182425',
  },
}

$base: #C9EAED;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F3FBFC;
$base-100: #E0F4F5;
$base-200: #C2E7EB;
$base-300: #97D2D8;
$base-400: #70BBC2;
$base-500: #4E9FA6;
$base-600: #427B80;
$base-700: #33585C;
$base-800: #243A3C;
$base-900: #182425;
$base-hover: #88D1D7;
$base-subtle: #F0F8F8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#C9EAED",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3FBFC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E0F4F5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C2E7EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#97D2D8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#70BBC2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4E9FA6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#427B80",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#33585C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#243A3C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#182425",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #C9EAED

Color Lab

Pairs with #C9EAED

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