What color is #CEB6CE?

#CEB6CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB6CE?

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

What is the complementary color of #CEB6CE?

The complementary color is #B6CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB6CE color

#CEB6CE rgb(206, 182, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB6CE is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#CEB6CE color codes

HEX	`#CEB6CE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 182, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, 12.8, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 15.61, 325.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.321, 51.035, 65.422)`
Decimal	`13547214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB6CE, 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 #CEB6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #CEB6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb6ce; }
.text { color: #ceb6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 182 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb6ce, #ceb6c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB6CE?: #CEB6CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB6CE?: The RGB value is 206, 182, 206: 206 red, 182 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB6CE?: The complementary color is #B6CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.