What color is #CEB2C7?

#CEB2C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB2C7?

The RGB value is 206, 178, 199: 206 red, 178 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB2C7?

The complementary color is #B2CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB2C7 color

#CEB2C7 rgb(206, 178, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CEB2C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69.8% green and 78% blue (206, 178, 199).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#CEB2C7 color codes

HEX	`#CEB2C7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 178, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 13.68, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 15.32, 333.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.682, 49.087, 60.774)`
Decimal	`13546183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB2C7, 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 #CEB2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #CEB2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb2c7; }
.text { color: #ceb2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 178 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb2c7, #ceb2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB2C7?: #CEB2C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB2C7?: The RGB value is 206, 178, 199: 206 red, 178 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB2C7?: The complementary color is #B2CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.