What color is #CEB7C0?

#CEB7C0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB7C0?

The RGB value is 206, 183, 192: 206 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB7C0?

The complementary color is #B7CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB7C0 color

#CEB7C0 rgb(206, 183, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB7C0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71.8% green and 75.3% blue (206, 183, 192).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#CEB7C0 color codes

HEX	`#CEB7C0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 183, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, 9.73, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 9.86, 350.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.901, 50.795, 56.929)`
Decimal	`13547456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB7C0, 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 #CEB7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #CEB7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb7c0; }
.text { color: #ceb7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 183 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb7c0, #cebab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB7C0?: #CEB7C0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB7C0?: The RGB value is 206, 183, 192: 206 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB7C0?: The complementary color is #B7CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.