What color is #CEB9BB?

#CEB9BB 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 #CEB9BB?

The RGB value is 206, 185, 187: 206 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB9BB?

The complementary color is #B9CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB9BB color

#CEB9BB rgb(206, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB9BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (206, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#CEB9BB color codes

HEX	`#CEB9BB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.93, 7.8, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.93, 7.98, 12.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.771, 51.409, 54.2)`
Decimal	`13547963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB9BB, 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 #CEB9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #CEB9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb9bb; }
.text { color: #ceb9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb9bb, #cec2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEB9BB?: #CEB9BB 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 #CEB9BB?: The RGB value is 206, 185, 187: 206 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB9BB?: The complementary color is #B9CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.