What color is #CE9FBC?

#CE9FBC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE9FBC?

The RGB value is 206, 159, 188: 206 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE9FBC?

The complementary color is #9FCEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9FBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE9FBC color

#CE9FBC rgb(206, 159, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE9FBC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 62.4% green and 73.7% blue (206, 159, 188).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 32% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#CE9FBC color codes

HEX	`#CE9FBC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 159, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 62.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 32%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, 22.08, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 23.56, 339.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.928, 41.551, 53.115)`
Decimal	`13541308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE9FBC, 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 #CE9FBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9FBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #CE9FBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9fbc; }
.text { color: #ce9fbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9fbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 159 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9fbc, #ce9fa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE9FBC?: #CE9FBC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE9FBC?: The RGB value is 206, 159, 188: 206 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE9FBC?: The complementary color is #9FCEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9FBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.