What color is #CEACD1?

#CEACD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEACD1?

The RGB value is 206, 172, 209: 206 red, 172 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEACD1?

The complementary color is #AFD1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEACD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEACD1 color

#CEACD1 rgb(206, 172, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEACD1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.5% green and 82% blue (206, 172, 209).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#CEACD1 color codes

HEX	`#CEACD1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 172, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.34, 18.8, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.34, 23.5, 323.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.713, 47.231, 66.702)`
Decimal	`13544657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEACD1, 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 #CEACD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEACD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #CEACD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceacd1; }
.text { color: #ceacd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceacd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 172 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceacd1, #d1acc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEACD1?: #CEACD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEACD1?: The RGB value is 206, 172, 209: 206 red, 172 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEACD1?: The complementary color is #AFD1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEACD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.