What color is #CEBAB2?

#CEBAB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBAB2?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 178: 206 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBAB2?

The complementary color is #B2C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBAB2 color

#CEBAB2 rgb(206, 186, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBAB2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 69.8% blue (206, 186, 178).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#CEBAB2 color codes

HEX	`#CEBAB2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 5.76, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 8.79, 49.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.048, 51.455, 49.354)`
Decimal	`13548210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBAB2, 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 #CEBAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #CEBAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebab2; }
.text { color: #cebab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebab2, #cec8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBAB2?: #CEBAB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBAB2?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 178: 206 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBAB2?: The complementary color is #B2C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.