What color is #CE9EBE?

#CE9EBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE9EBE?

The RGB value is 206, 158, 190: 206 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9EBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CE9EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9EBE color

#CE9EBE rgb(206, 158, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE9EBE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 62% green and 74.5% blue (206, 158, 190).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#CE9EBE color codes

HEX	`#CE9EBE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 158, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 62%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, 22.98, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 24.89, 337.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.974, 41.295, 54.201)`
Decimal	`13541054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9EBE, 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 #CE9EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #CE9EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9ebe; }
.text { color: #ce9ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 158 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9ebe, #ce9ea6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE9EBE?: #CE9EBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE9EBE?: The RGB value is 206, 158, 190: 206 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9EBE?: The complementary color is #9ECEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.