What color is #CECAC3?

#CECAC3 is a light, grayish orange known as Argento. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Argento?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 195: 206 red, 202 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Argento?

The complementary color is #C3C7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Argento color: hex code #CECAC3

#CECAC3 rgb(206, 202, 195)

Shades of gray

Argento has the hex code #CECAC3. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 76.5% blue (206, 202, 195).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

Argento (#CECAC3) color codes

HEX	`#CECAC3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, 0.14, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 3.98, 87.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.423, 59.303, 60.093)`
Decimal	`13552323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Argento, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CECAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CECAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecac3; }
.text { color: #cecac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecac3, #cdcec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #CECAC3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CECAC3?: #CECAC3 is a light, grayish orange known as Argento. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Argento?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 195: 206 red, 202 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Argento?: The complementary color is #C3C7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.