What color is #CEBAC9?

#CEBAC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBAC9?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 201: 206 red, 186 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBAC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBAC9 color

#CEBAC9 rgb(206, 186, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBAC9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 78.8% blue (206, 186, 201).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#CEBAC9 color codes

HEX	`#CEBAC9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.55, 9.72, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.55, 10.92, 332.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.554, 52.457, 62.551)`
Decimal	`13548233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBAC9, 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 #CEBAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #CEBAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebac9; }
.text { color: #cebac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebac9, #cebabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBAC9?: #CEBAC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBAC9?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 201: 206 red, 186 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBAC9?: The complementary color is #BACEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.