What color is #CE969E?

#CE969E 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 #CE969E?

The RGB value is 206, 150, 158: 206 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE969E?

The complementary color is #96CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE969E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE969E color

#CE969E rgb(206, 150, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE969E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 58.8% green and 62% blue (206, 150, 158).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#CE969E color codes

HEX	`#CE969E`
RGB	`rgb(206, 150, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 58.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, 22.18, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 22.56, 10.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.532, 37.405, 37.321)`
Decimal	`13538974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE969E, 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 #CE969E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE969E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #CE969E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce969e; }
.text { color: #ce969e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce969e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 150 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce969e, #ceaa96); }

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Questions

What color is #CE969E?: #CE969E 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 #CE969E?: The RGB value is 206, 150, 158: 206 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE969E?: The complementary color is #96CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE969E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.