What color is #CEB6BF?

#CEB6BF 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 #CEB6BF?

The RGB value is 206, 182, 191: 206 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB6BF?

The complementary color is #B6CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB6BF color

#CEB6BF rgb(206, 182, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB6BF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (206, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#CEB6BF color codes

HEX	`#CEB6BF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.28, 10.1, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.28, 10.2, 352.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.585, 50.34, 56.279)`
Decimal	`13547199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB6BF, 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 #CEB6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #CEB6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb6bf; }
.text { color: #ceb6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb6bf, #ceb9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB6BF?: #CEB6BF 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 #CEB6BF?: The RGB value is 206, 182, 191: 206 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB6BF?: The complementary color is #B6CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.