What color is #CEB2BE?

#CEB2BE 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 #CEB2BE?

The RGB value is 206, 178, 190: 206 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB2BE?

The complementary color is #B2CEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB2BE color

#CEB2BE rgb(206, 178, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB2BE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69.8% green and 74.5% blue (206, 178, 190).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#CEB2BE color codes

HEX	`#CEB2BE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 178, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.25, 12.08, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.25, 12.31, 348.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.667, 48.681, 55.433)`
Decimal	`13546174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB2BE, 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 #CEB2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #CEB2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb2be; }
.text { color: #ceb2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 178 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb2be, #ceb4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB2BE?: #CEB2BE 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 #CEB2BE?: The RGB value is 206, 178, 190: 206 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB2BE?: The complementary color is #B2CEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.