What color is #CE9395?

#CE9395 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 #CE9395?

The RGB value is 206, 147, 149: 206 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9395?

The complementary color is #93CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9395 color

#CE9395 rgb(206, 147, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE9395 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 57.6% green and 58.4% blue (206, 147, 149).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 28% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#CE9395 color codes

HEX	`#CE9395`
RGB	`rgb(206, 147, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 57.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 28%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, 22.53, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 23.85, 19.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.313, 36.162, 33.232)`
Decimal	`13538197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9395, 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 #CE9395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #CE9395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9395; }
.text { color: #ce9395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 147 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9395, #ceae93); }

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Questions

What color is #CE9395?: #CE9395 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 #CE9395?: The RGB value is 206, 147, 149: 206 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9395?: The complementary color is #93CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.