What color is #CEAEBB?

#CEAEBB 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 #CEAEBB?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 187: 206 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAEBB?

The complementary color is #AECEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAEBB color

#CEAEBB rgb(206, 174, 187)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 73.3% blue (206, 174, 187).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#CEAEBB color codes

HEX	`#CEAEBB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 13.73, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 13.93, 350.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.559, 46.983, 53.462)`
Decimal	`13545147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAEBB, 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 #CEAEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #CEAEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaebb; }
.text { color: #ceaebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaebb, #ceb1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEAEBB?: #CEAEBB 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 #CEAEBB?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 187: 206 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAEBB?: The complementary color is #AECEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.