What color is #CEB7C5?

#CEB7C5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB7C5?

The RGB value is 206, 183, 197: 206 red, 183 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB7C5?

The complementary color is #B7CEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB7C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB7C5 color

#CEB7C5 rgb(206, 183, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB7C5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71.8% green and 77.3% blue (206, 183, 197).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#CEB7C5 color codes

HEX	`#CEB7C5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 183, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 10.62, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 11.37, 339.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.464, 51.021, 59.897)`
Decimal	`13547461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB7C5, 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 #CEB7C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB7C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #CEB7C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb7c5; }
.text { color: #ceb7c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb7c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 183 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb7c5, #ceb7b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB7C5?: #CEB7C5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB7C5?: The RGB value is 206, 183, 197: 206 red, 183 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB7C5?: The complementary color is #B7CEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB7C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.