What color is #CEACC5?

#CEACC5 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 #CEACC5?

The RGB value is 206, 172, 197: 206 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEACC5?

The complementary color is #ACCEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEACC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEACC5 color

#CEACC5 rgb(206, 172, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEACC5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.5% green and 77.3% blue (206, 172, 197).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#CEACC5 color codes

HEX	`#CEACC5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 172, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, 16.58, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 18.45, 334)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.283, 46.659, 59.17)`
Decimal	`13544645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEACC5, 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 #CEACC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEACC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #CEACC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceacc5; }
.text { color: #ceacc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceacc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 172 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceacc5, #ceacb4); }

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Questions

What color is #CEACC5?: #CEACC5 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 #CEACC5?: The RGB value is 206, 172, 197: 206 red, 172 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEACC5?: The complementary color is #ACCEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEACC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.