What color is #CEADCA?

#CEADCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEADCA?

The RGB value is 206, 173, 202: 206 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEADCA?

The complementary color is #ADCEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEADCA?

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.

#CEADCA color

#CEADCA rgb(206, 173, 202)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.8% green and 79.2% blue (206, 173, 202).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CEADCA color codes

HEX	`#CEADCA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 173, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.36, 16.95, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.36, 19.8, 328.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.057, 47.274, 62.301)`
Decimal	`13544906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CEADCA 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 #CEADCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceadca; }
.text { color: #ceadca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceadca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 173 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceadca, #ceadba); }

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Questions

What color is #CEADCA?: #CEADCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEADCA?: The RGB value is 206, 173, 202: 206 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEADCA?: The complementary color is #ADCEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEADCA?: 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.