What color is #CEACAE?

#CEACAE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEACAE?

The RGB value is 206, 172, 174: 206 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEACAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEACAE color

#CEACAE rgb(206, 172, 174)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (206, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#CEACAE color codes

HEX	`#CEACAE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.34, 12.66, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.34, 13.16, 15.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.846, 45.684, 46.334)`
Decimal	`13544622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEACAE, 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 #CEACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #CEACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceacae; }
.text { color: #ceacae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceacae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceacae, #cebbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #CEACAE?: #CEACAE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEACAE?: The RGB value is 206, 172, 174: 206 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEACAE?: The complementary color is #ACCECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.