What color is #CEB9D1?

#CEB9D1 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 #CEB9D1?

The RGB value is 206, 185, 209: 206 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB9D1?

The complementary color is #BCD1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB9D1 color

#CEB9D1 rgb(206, 185, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB9D1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.5% green and 82% blue (206, 185, 209).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CEB9D1 color codes

HEX	`#CEB9D1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 185, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 11.74, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 15, 321.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.31, 52.424, 67.567)`
Decimal	`13547985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB9D1, 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 #CEB9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CEB9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb9d1; }
.text { color: #ceb9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 185 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb9d1, #d1b9c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB9D1?: #CEB9D1 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 #CEB9D1?: The RGB value is 206, 185, 209: 206 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB9D1?: The complementary color is #BCD1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.