What color is #CE9F9B?

#CE9F9B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE9F9B?

The RGB value is 206, 159, 155: 206 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9F9B?

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

Is black or white text better on #CE9F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9F9B color

#CE9F9B rgb(206, 159, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE9F9B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (206, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#CE9F9B color codes

HEX	`#CE9F9B`
RGB	`rgb(206, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, 16.83, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 19, 27.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.769, 40.287, 36.475)`
Decimal	`13541275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9F9B, 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 #CE9F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #CE9F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9f9b; }
.text { color: #ce9f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9f9b, #ceb99b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CE9F9B?: #CE9F9B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE9F9B?: The RGB value is 206, 159, 155: 206 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9F9B?: The complementary color is #9BCACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.