What color is #CEA4BF?

#CEA4BF 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 #CEA4BF?

The RGB value is 206, 164, 191: 206 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEA4BF?

The complementary color is #A4CEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEA4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEA4BF color

#CEA4BF rgb(206, 164, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEA4BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 64.3% green and 74.9% blue (206, 164, 191).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#CEA4BF color codes

HEX	`#CEA4BF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 164, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 64.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, 19.88, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 21.4, 338.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.132, 43.436, 55.129)`
Decimal	`13542591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEA4BF, 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 #CEA4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEA4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #CEA4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cea4bf; }
.text { color: #cea4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cea4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 164 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cea4bf, #cea4aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEA4BF?: #CEA4BF 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 #CEA4BF?: The RGB value is 206, 164, 191: 206 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEA4BF?: The complementary color is #A4CEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEA4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.