What color is #CEBABC?

#CEBABC 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 #CEBABC?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 188: 206 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBABC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBABC color

#CEBABC rgb(206, 186, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 73.7% blue (206, 186, 188).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#CEBABC color codes

HEX	`#CEBABC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 7.43, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 7.6, 11.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.089, 51.871, 54.835)`
Decimal	`13548220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBABC, 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 #CEBABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #CEBABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebabc; }
.text { color: #cebabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebabc, #cec2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBABC?: #CEBABC 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 #CEBABC?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 188: 206 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBABC?: The complementary color is #BACECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.