What color is #CEACAA?

#CEACAA 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 #CEACAA?

The RGB value is 206, 172, 170: 206 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEACAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEACAA color

#CEACAA rgb(206, 172, 170)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (206, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#CEACAA color codes

HEX	`#CEACAA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 12.02, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 13.29, 25.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.462, 45.531, 44.311)`
Decimal	`13544618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEACAA, 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 #CEACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #CEACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceacaa; }
.text { color: #ceacaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceacaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceacaa, #cebeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEACAA?: #CEACAA 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 #CEACAA?: The RGB value is 206, 172, 170: 206 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEACAA?: The complementary color is #AACCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.