What color is #CE9C96?

#CE9C96 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 #CE9C96?

The RGB value is 206, 156, 150: 206 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9C96?

The complementary color is #96C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9C96 color

#CE9C96 rgb(206, 156, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #CE9C96 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (206, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#CE9C96 color codes

HEX	`#CE9C96`
RGB	`rgb(206, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 17.76, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 20.57, 30.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.848, 39.103, 34.139)`
Decimal	`13540502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9C96, 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 #CE9C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #CE9C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9c96; }
.text { color: #ce9c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9c96, #ceb896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CE9C96?: #CE9C96 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 #CE9C96?: The RGB value is 206, 156, 150: 206 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9C96?: The complementary color is #96C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.