What color is #CE73AA?

#CE73AA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE73AA?

The RGB value is 206, 115, 170: 206 red, 115 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE73AA?

The complementary color is #73CE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE73AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE73AA color

#CE73AA rgb(206, 115, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE73AA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 45.1% green and 66.7% blue (206, 115, 170).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#CE73AA color codes

HEX	`#CE73AA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 115, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 45.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, 42.81, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 44.94, 342.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.841, 28.288, 41.437)`
Decimal	`13530026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE73AA, 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 #CE73AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE73AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #CE73AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce73aa; }
.text { color: #ce73aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce73aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 115 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce73aa, #ce737d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CE73AA?: #CE73AA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE73AA?: The RGB value is 206, 115, 170: 206 red, 115 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE73AA?: The complementary color is #73CE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE73AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.