What color is #CEABA5?

#CEABA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEABA5?

The RGB value is 206, 171, 165: 206 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEABA5?

The complementary color is #A5C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEABA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEABA5 color

#CEABA5 rgb(206, 171, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEABA5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.1% green and 64.7% blue (206, 171, 165).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#CEABA5 color codes

HEX	`#CEABA5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 171, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, 11.79, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 14.17, 33.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.808, 44.966, 41.804)`
Decimal	`13544357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEABA5, 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 #CEABA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEABA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #CEABA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaba5; }
.text { color: #ceaba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 171 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaba5, #cec0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEABA5?: #CEABA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEABA5?: The RGB value is 206, 171, 165: 206 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEABA5?: The complementary color is #A5C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEABA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.