What color is #CE5277?

#CE5277 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE5277?

The RGB value is 206, 82, 119: 206 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE5277?

The complementary color is #52CEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE5277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE5277 color

#CE5277 rgb(206, 82, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE5277 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 32.2% green and 46.7% blue (206, 82, 119).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 56% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 42% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Moon (#CF5570), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#CE5277 color codes

HEX	`#CE5277`
RGB	`rgb(206, 82, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 32.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 56%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 60%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 42%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, 52.34, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 52.55, 5.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.803, 20.492, 19.73)`
Decimal	`13521527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE5277, 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 #CE5277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE5277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CE5277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce5277; }
.text { color: #ce5277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce5277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 82 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce5277, #ce6b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #CE5277?: #CE5277 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE5277?: The RGB value is 206, 82, 119: 206 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE5277?: The complementary color is #52CEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE5277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.