What color is #CEB7CB?

#CEB7CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB7CB?

The RGB value is 206, 183, 203: 206 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB7CB?

The complementary color is #B7CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB7CB color

#CEB7CB rgb(206, 183, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB7CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71.8% green and 79.6% blue (206, 183, 203).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#CEB7CB color codes

HEX	`#CEB7CB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 183, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, 11.71, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 13.68, 328.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.165, 51.301, 63.59)`
Decimal	`13547467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB7CB, 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 #CEB7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #CEB7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb7cb; }
.text { color: #ceb7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 183 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb7cb, #ceb7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB7CB?: #CEB7CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB7CB?: The RGB value is 206, 183, 203: 206 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB7CB?: The complementary color is #B7CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.