What color is #CEABC3?

#CEABC3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEABC3?

The RGB value is 206, 171, 195: 206 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEABC3?

The complementary color is #ABCEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEABC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEABC3 color

#CEABC3 rgb(206, 171, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEABC3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.1% green and 76.5% blue (206, 171, 195).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#CEABC3 color codes

HEX	`#CEABC3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 171, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, 16.77, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 18.34, 336.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.866, 46.189, 57.908)`
Decimal	`13544387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEABC3, 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 #CEABC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEABC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #CEABC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceabc3; }
.text { color: #ceabc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceabc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 171 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceabc3, #ceabb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CEABC3?: #CEABC3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEABC3?: The RGB value is 206, 171, 195: 206 red, 171 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEABC3?: The complementary color is #ABCEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEABC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.