What color is #CEBAC4?

#CEBAC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBAC4?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 196: 206 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBAC4?

The complementary color is #BACEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBAC4 color

#CEBAC4 rgb(206, 186, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBAC4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (206, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#CEBAC4 color codes

HEX	`#CEBAC4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.42, 8.83, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.42, 9.16, 344.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.975, 52.226, 59.504)`
Decimal	`13548228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBAC4, 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 #CEBAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #CEBAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebac4; }
.text { color: #cebac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebac4, #cebaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEBAC4?: #CEBAC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBAC4?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 196: 206 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBAC4?: The complementary color is #BACEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.