What color is #CEB4BF?

#CEB4BF 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 #CEB4BF?

The RGB value is 206, 180, 191: 206 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB4BF?

The complementary color is #B4CEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB4BF color

#CEB4BF rgb(206, 180, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB4BF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (206, 180, 191).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#CEB4BF color codes

HEX	`#CEB4BF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 180, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 70.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 11.18, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 11.38, 349.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.178, 49.527, 56.144)`
Decimal	`13546687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB4BF, 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 #CEB4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #CEB4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb4bf; }
.text { color: #ceb4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 180 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb4bf, #ceb6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB4BF?: #CEB4BF 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 #CEB4BF?: The RGB value is 206, 180, 191: 206 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB4BF?: The complementary color is #B4CEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.