What color is #CEB4B9?

#CEB4B9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB4B9?

The RGB value is 206, 180, 185: 206 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB4B9?

The complementary color is #B4CEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB4B9 color

#CEB4B9 rgb(206, 180, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB4B9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (206, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#CEB4B9 color codes

HEX	`#CEB4B9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, 10.15, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 10.19, 5.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.531, 49.268, 52.737)`
Decimal	`13546681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB4B9, 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 #CEB4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #CEB4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb4b9; }
.text { color: #ceb4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb4b9, #cebcb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB4B9?: #CEB4B9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB4B9?: The RGB value is 206, 180, 185: 206 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB4B9?: The complementary color is #B4CEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.