What color is #CE9890?

#CE9890 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE9890?

The RGB value is 206, 152, 144: 206 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9890?

The complementary color is #90C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9890 color

#CE9890 rgb(206, 152, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE9890 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 59.6% green and 56.5% blue (206, 152, 144).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 30% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#CE9890 color codes

HEX	`#CE9890`
RGB	`rgb(206, 152, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 59.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 30%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, 19.12, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 22.65, 32.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.717, 37.594, 31.439)`
Decimal	`13539472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9890, 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 #CE9890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #CE9890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9890; }
.text { color: #ce9890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 152 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9890, #ceb790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CE9890?: #CE9890 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE9890?: The RGB value is 206, 152, 144: 206 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9890?: The complementary color is #90C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.