What color is #CEADC1?

#CEADC1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEADC1?

The RGB value is 206, 173, 193: 206 red, 173 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEADC1?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEADC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEADC1 color

#CEADC1 rgb(206, 173, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEADC1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.8% green and 75.7% blue (206, 173, 193).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#CEADC1 color codes

HEX	`#CEADC1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 173, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, 15.32, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 16.35, 339.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.022, 46.86, 56.852)`
Decimal	`13544897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEADC1, 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 #CEADC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEADC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #CEADC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceadc1; }
.text { color: #ceadc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceadc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 173 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceadc1, #ceadb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEADC1?: #CEADC1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEADC1?: The RGB value is 206, 173, 193: 206 red, 173 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEADC1?: The complementary color is #ADCEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEADC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.