What color is #CE9BA1?

#CE9BA1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE9BA1?

The RGB value is 206, 155, 161: 206 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9BA1?

The complementary color is #9BCEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9BA1 color

#CE9BA1 rgb(206, 155, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE9BA1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (206, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#CE9BA1 color codes

HEX	`#CE9BA1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, 19.9, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 20.35, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.608, 39.14, 38.969)`
Decimal	`13540257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9BA1, 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 #CE9BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #CE9BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9ba1; }
.text { color: #ce9ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9ba1, #ceae9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE9BA1?: #CE9BA1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE9BA1?: The RGB value is 206, 155, 161: 206 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9BA1?: The complementary color is #9BCEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.