What color is #CE8598?

#CE8598 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE8598?

The RGB value is 206, 133, 152: 206 red, 133 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE8598?

The complementary color is #85CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE8598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE8598 color

#CE8598 rgb(206, 133, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE8598 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 52.2% green and 59.6% blue (206, 133, 152).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 26% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#CE8598 color codes

HEX	`#CE8598`
RGB	`rgb(206, 133, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 52.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 26%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 30.57, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 30.61, 2.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.51, 32.166, 33.827)`
Decimal	`13534616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE8598, 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 #CE8598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE8598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #CE8598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce8598; }
.text { color: #ce8598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce8598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 133 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce8598, #ce9785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CE8598?: #CE8598 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE8598?: The RGB value is 206, 133, 152: 206 red, 133 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE8598?: The complementary color is #85CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE8598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.