What color is #CEAEAF?

#CEAEAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAEAF?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 175: 206 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAEAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEAEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAEAF color

#CEAEAF rgb(206, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEAEAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (206, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#CEAEAF color codes

HEX	`#CEAEAF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, 11.74, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 12.34, 17.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.327, 46.49, 46.977)`
Decimal	`13545135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAEAF, 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 #CEAEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #CEAEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaeaf; }
.text { color: #ceaeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaeaf, #cebdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #CEAEAF?: #CEAEAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAEAF?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 175: 206 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAEAF?: The complementary color is #AECECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.