What color is #CEA7C1?

#CEA7C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEA7C1?

The RGB value is 206, 167, 193: 206 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEA7C1?

The complementary color is #A7CEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEA7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEA7C1 color

#CEA7C1 rgb(206, 167, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEA7C1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 65.5% green and 75.7% blue (206, 167, 193).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#CEA7C1 color codes

HEX	`#CEA7C1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 167, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 65.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, 18.59, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 20.19, 337.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.897, 44.611, 56.477)`
Decimal	`13543361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEA7C1, 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 #CEA7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEA7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #CEA7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cea7c1; }
.text { color: #cea7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cea7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 167 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cea7c1, #cea7ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEA7C1?: #CEA7C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEA7C1?: The RGB value is 206, 167, 193: 206 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEA7C1?: The complementary color is #A7CEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEA7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.