What color is #CEAEBA?

#CEAEBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAEBA?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 186: 206 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAEBA?

The complementary color is #AECEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAEBA color

#CEAEBA rgb(206, 174, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEAEBA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (206, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#CEAEBA color codes

HEX	`#CEAEBA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.15, 13.56, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.15, 13.68, 352.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.452, 46.94, 52.9)`
Decimal	`13545146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAEBA, 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 #CEAEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #CEAEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaeba; }
.text { color: #ceaeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaeba, #ceb2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEAEBA?: #CEAEBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAEBA?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 186: 206 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAEBA?: The complementary color is #AECEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.