What color is #CE96B9?

#CE96B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE96B9?

The RGB value is 206, 150, 185: 206 red, 150 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE96B9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CE96B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE96B9 color

#CE96B9 rgb(206, 150, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE96B9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 58.8% green and 72.5% blue (206, 150, 185).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#CE96B9 color codes

HEX	`#CE96B9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 150, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 58.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 26.49, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 28.25, 339.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.117, 38.439, 50.933)`
Decimal	`13539001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE96B9, 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 #CE96B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE96B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #CE96B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce96b9; }
.text { color: #ce96b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce96b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 150 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce96b9, #ce969d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CE96B9?: #CE96B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE96B9?: The RGB value is 206, 150, 185: 206 red, 150 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE96B9?: The complementary color is #96CEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE96B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.