What color is #CE8893?

#CE8893 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE8893?

The RGB value is 206, 136, 147: 206 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE8893?

The complementary color is #88CEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE8893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE8893 color

#CE8893 rgb(206, 136, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE8893 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 53.3% green and 57.6% blue (206, 136, 147).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#CE8893 color codes

HEX	`#CE8893`
RGB	`rgb(206, 136, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 53.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 29%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 28.25, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 28.72, 10.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.525, 32.839, 31.855)`
Decimal	`13535379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE8893, 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 #CE8893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE8893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #CE8893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce8893; }
.text { color: #ce8893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce8893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 136 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce8893, #cea088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CE8893?: #CE8893 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE8893?: The RGB value is 206, 136, 147: 206 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE8893?: The complementary color is #88CEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE8893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.