What color is #CEB0BC?

#CEB0BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB0BC?

The RGB value is 206, 176, 188: 206 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB0BC?

The complementary color is #B0CEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB0BC color

#CEB0BC rgb(206, 176, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB0BC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69% green and 73.7% blue (206, 176, 188).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#CEB0BC color codes

HEX	`#CEB0BC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 176, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, 12.82, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 12.99, 350.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.055, 47.804, 54.158)`
Decimal	`13545660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB0BC, 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 #CEB0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #CEB0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb0bc; }
.text { color: #ceb0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 176 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb0bc, #ceb3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB0BC?: #CEB0BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB0BC?: The RGB value is 206, 176, 188: 206 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB0BC?: The complementary color is #B0CEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.