What color is #CEB8B7?

#CEB8B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB8B7?

The RGB value is 206, 184, 183: 206 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB8B7?

The complementary color is #B7CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB8B7?

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.

#CEB8B7 color

#CEB8B7 rgb(206, 184, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB8B7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (206, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CEB8B7 color codes

HEX	`#CEB8B7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.57, 7.66, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.57, 8.37, 23.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.141, 50.823, 51.906)`
Decimal	`13547703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB8B7, 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 #CEB8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB8B7 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 #CEB8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb8b7; }
.text { color: #ceb8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb8b7, #cec3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEB8B7?: #CEB8B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB8B7?: The RGB value is 206, 184, 183: 206 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB8B7?: The complementary color is #B7CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB8B7?: 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.