What color is #CEBABA?

#CEBABA 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 #CEBABA?

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

What is the complementary color of #CEBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBABA color

#CEBABA rgb(206, 186, 186)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#CEBABA color codes

HEX	`#CEBABA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, 7.09, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 7.55, 20.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.875, 51.786, 53.708)`
Decimal	`13548218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBABA, 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 #CEBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #CEBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebaba; }
.text { color: #cebaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebaba, #cec4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBABA?: #CEBABA 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 #CEBABA?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 186: 206 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBABA?: The complementary color is #BACECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.