What color is #CE8183?

#CE8183 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE8183?

The RGB value is 206, 129, 131: 206 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE8183?

The complementary color is #81CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE8183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE8183 color

#CE8183 rgb(206, 129, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE8183 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (206, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 44% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 36% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#CE8183 color codes

HEX	`#CE8183`
RGB	`rgb(206, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 44%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 36%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, 29.97, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 32.09, 20.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.402, 30.464, 25.379)`
Decimal	`13533571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE8183, 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 #CE8183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE8183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #CE8183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce8183; }
.text { color: #ce8183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce8183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce8183, #cea681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #CE8183?: #CE8183 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE8183?: The RGB value is 206, 129, 131: 206 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE8183?: The complementary color is #81CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE8183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.